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Kansas Territory versus A. P. F. Davis for assault with intent to kill

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Date: 1856

Level of Description: Folder

Material Type: Government record

Call Number: Kansas Territory Criminal Case Files, Box 8, Folder 09

Unit ID: 444945

Summary: These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. A. P. F. (Porter) Davis for assault with intent to kill. Davis was accused of shooting at John Cummings (Cummins) with a pistol on May 10, 1856 in Fort Scott, Kansas Territory. Witnesses reported the Cummings and Davis shot at each other after Cummings called Davis a derogatory name for freesoilers. The Second District Court for Bourbon County indicted Davis during the May court term of 1856. (See item #444929 for more information)

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Title (Main title): Kansas Territory versus A. P. F. Davis for assault with intent to kill

Part of: Criminal Case Files.

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