These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Vincent D. Cohee for usurpation of office on April 1, 1856 in Calhoun County, Kansas Territory. Cohee was a member of the Free State party and served as an electoral judge for the free-soil Topeka government established in 1855. This government was not recognized by the proslavery government based in Lecompton or the federal government. Cohee was indicted during the April court term of 1856 by the First District Court in Lecompton.
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Kansas Territory versus Vincent D. Cohee for usurpation of office - 2