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These legal documents relate to the case of the United States vs. Andrew Delf. Delf was accused of settling on lands that belonged to the Miami Tribe on January 8, 1858 in the Kansas Territory. During the mid-19th century, the Miami Lands were located in Lykins (present-day Miami) and Linn counties. Delf was indicted by the Third District Court in Fort Scott, Kansas Territory during the October court term of 1858.
Date: 1858 - 1860
Item Number: 444959
Call Number: Kansas Territory Criminal Case Files, Box 8, Folder 23
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 444959
Collections - State Archives - U. S. District Court of Kansas (Kansas Territory) - Criminal Case Files
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Trespass
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Courts - United States District Courts
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Courts - Third Judicial District
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Case file
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Judicial
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Warrant
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Tribes - Miami
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Cities and towns - Linn
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Counties - Lykins (1855-1861)
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Indian reservations - Miami
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Case files
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/444959