James R. Duval, Affidavit

Accession Number

KYR-0001-004-1556

Document Genre

Legal/Financial

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867

Item Location

BR12-406

Place of Creation

Barren County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

18 March 1865

Dates Mentioned

1865-03-18

State of Kentucky
Barren county

James R. Duval states that he is a citizen of said county, and well acquainted with James James also a citizen of said county, and recently a member of the 37^th Ky. mounted infantry, That on the day before said James is charged with attempting to burn Wade's house, and for which he was convicted he had a conversation with said James, who told him he could not remain safely in this county oweing to gurillas that he intended to join the army again, and would start the next morning to Glasgow and if he could see Maj. Martin an officer of the late regiment of said 37^th and could join him, he would do so. if not he would go to Louisville and then join said army, he is informed that the house of Wade is in a direction from Glasgow to the Nashville & Louisville rail road, affiant stats from James' character, he is satisfied he would never have committed said offence had he not been drunk

James. R. Duval

Sworn to before me by James R. Duval March 18^th 1865

W. F. Evans J. B. C. C.

{Revenue Stamp}< W F E
March 18 1865 >

J. R. Duval
affidavit
James James

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