Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James G. Gorsuch et. al, Bond

Accession Number

KYR-0001-020-1422

Document Genre

Legal/Financial

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862

Item Location

MG21-383 to MG21-384

Place of Creation

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

7 September 1861

Dates Mentioned

1861-09-07

1861-10-24

Jefferson County Sct

Be it remembered that James G Gorsuch. L B Bates, Abm P Gorsuch, H F Simrall, John Joyes, & Jeff Brown, this day personally appeared before me, Geo W Johnston, Judge of the City Court of Louisville, and severally acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of [ ] dollars, that is to say, the said James Gorsuch in the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars, and the said [ ] in the sum of Eight Hundred dollars, to be made and levied of their respective lands and tenements, goods and chattles, and to the use of the said Commonwealth rendered; but to be void on the said Jas Gorsuch personally appearing in the Circuit Court for the County aforesaid, on the first day of the next term thereof, and surrender himself into custody to answer to the Commonwealth for a felony. with the said Jas G Gorsuch stands charged before me.

J G Gorsuch. {Seal}
A P Gorsuch {Seal}
L B Bates {Seal}
John Joyes {Seal}
H F Simrall {Seal}
Jeff Brown {Seal}

Acknowledged before me in open Court this 7^th day of Sept 1861.

Geo W Johnston J. C, C, L.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky
against
James Gorsuch

At a Court continued and for the Jefferson Circuit Court, at the Courthouse in the City of Louisville on the 24" day of October 18621

The Defendant being Solemnly
called to appear in discharge of the recogniance entered into by him in the City Court of Louisville on the 7^th of September 1861 came not but made default It is therefore Considered by the Court, that the clerk of this Court issue a writ of Scire facias against the Said James Gorsuch together with James. G. Gorsuch., L. B. Bates, Abm, P, Gorsuch. H, F, Simrall. Jno Joyes and Jeff Brown his bail returnable &c To Shew cause if any they have or can why the Commonwealth shall not have Judgment and execution thereon against them for Sixteen hundred dollars the Said James Gorsuch in Eight hundred dollars, and the Said James G Gorsuch, L. B. Bates, Abm, P, Gorsuch H, F, Simrall. Jno Joyes & Jeff Brown in a like Sum according to the form and effect of said recognizance and for a breach of the Conditions thereof, and on motion of plantiff a Capias is awarded her against the Said James Gorsuch returnable &c, which Capias shall be endorsed bail in Eight hundred dollars with good security in a like Sum Conditioned &c All further proceedings are conditioned untill the next term of this Court

A Copy
Att J P Chambers clk

Commonwealth
vs } Copy Bond & forfeit
Jas G Gorsuch

Jeff Brown

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