Wyllys C. Ransom vs. George C. Bingham

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Title: Wyllys C. Ransom vs. George C. Bingham
Creator: H.H. Williams
J.W. Jenkins
Wyllys C. Ransom
R. Wallace
Samuel Ralston
Charles Dougherty
John Conover
Thomas Moonlight
John McPhail
Description: These documents, created between 1866 and 1867, relate to the Jackson County, Missouri court case Wyllys C. Ransom vs. George C. Bingham. Ransom accuses Bingham of slander, asserting that Bingham publicly and repeatedly said he was a “murderer, robber, thief and a house burner” during the Civil War. Portions of testimony are from Ransom’s fellow officers in the Kansas Volunteers. Ransom seeks $30,000 in damages.
Date: 1866-1867
Local Subject: Surviving a Guerrilla War
Women
Kansas military units
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
People: H.H. Williams
J.W. Jenkins
Wyllys C. Ransom
R. Wallace
Samuel Ralston
Charles Dougherty
John Conover
Thomas Moonlight
John McPhail
James Gillpatrick Blunt
Geographic Subject: Independence, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Cass County, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Object Type: Legal Document
Owning Organization: Jackson County Records Center
Location: Jackson County Circuit Court, Box 49, Folder 60
Rights: For more information on using this image, contact the Jackson County Records Center at: 1560 W. Geospace Dr., Independence, MO, Phone: (816)257-5867, E-mail: Greg.Paskiewicz@courts.mo.gov Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the Jackson County Records Center. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to the Jackson County Records Center.