These legal documents relate to the 1858 case of the United States vs. John Copeland. Copeland was accused of trespassing on July 1, 1858 on land owned by the United States government near present-day Edgerton, Kansas. Copeland was indicted during the 1858 October term of the First District Court.
Kansas Memory
Kansas Historical Society
United States versus John Copeland for trespass - 1