These legal documents relate to the case of the United States vs. Gustavus Deacon for selling liquor to American Indians. Deacon was accused of selling liquor to Joseph Killbuck, an American Indian, on September 14, 1857 in Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory. Deacon was indicted by the First District Court during the September term of 1857. It was illegal to sell alcohol to American Indians from 1832-1953.
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Kansas Territory versus Gustavus Deacon for selling liquor to Indians - 12