The person in charge of shoki (amanuensis) in the hikitsuke (judicial board) of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) was also called 'Kumon,' whose duties included acceptance of documents for shomusata (trial dealing with land-related issues).
また、鎌倉幕府の引付の書記担当者も「公文」と呼ばれて所務沙汰の文書の受付などを行った。