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Ken Martin:
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While we're posting "too much information", I'll toss in what I have on the judicial districts mentioned in my Gazetteer.
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In the BOULAND PAPERS, I found several documents that pointed up the need for listing judicial
districts: e.g., an 1852 bill of sale for slaves of "Willis, State of Arkansas" showing several Bourland family names. And of course, Willis was/is not in Arkansas, but is located at the long bridge across Lake Texoma, now Marshall County OK.
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Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana was, of course, the judicial seat of Indiana Territory.
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Below are entries referencing judicial districts that are mentioned in my 1,046-page book. This is not a comprehensive study of the pre-1907 judiciary.
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Indian Territory (1803-1907)
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Louisiana Purchase bought 1803 from France, 1812 became Missouri, 1819 became Arkansas Territory, 1836 Indian Territory formed, 1907 Oklahoma became part of the United States, 83
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Indiana Territory, Judicial District (1803-1812)
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Oklahoma, save the Panhandle, in 1803-1812 fell under the jurisdiction of Indiana Territory, which encompassed now Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and part of Michigan and Minnesota, 83
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Indian Territory, Judicial District (1803-1812)
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Oklahoma, save the Panhandle, fell in 1803-1812 under the jurisdiction of Indiana Territory, 83
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Indian Territory, Judicial District (1844-1889)
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The U.S Federal District Court in Ft. Smith in the Western District of Arkansas served as the official criminal and civil court for non-Native Americans, 83
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Indian Territory, Judicial Districts (1855-1907)
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Cha-la-ki, one of two judicial districts voted on Feb 15, 1862 by CSA, never organized (per ORv41/4 [S#86]p1086), A-421
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Chatatumaha, political district where Camp Napoleon, Pontotoc Co, Chickasaw Nation (now Grady Co OK) was located (per ORv48/2 [S#102]p1018), a Cherokee name, A-427, A-446
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Tash-co-homma, one of two judicial districts voted on Feb 15, 1862 by CSA, never organized (per ORv41/4 [S#86]p1086), A-421
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Indian Territory, Judicial District (1889-1907)
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A U.S. Federal court was established in 1889 at Muskogee, Creek Nation, I.T. (now Muskogee Co OK) for non-Native Americans, 83
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