Commonwealth of Kentucky v. L. R. Cheek, Transcript
- Place of Creation
- Livingston County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
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- 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
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- BR8-140
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0093
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Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. L. R. Cheek, Transcript, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0093 (November 12, 2026).
Livingston Circuit Court.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Against
L R Cheek.
The Grand Jury of Livingston County in the name and by the Authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse L R Cheek of the offense of selling Spiritous Liquor to a Slave named Henry the property of D B Sanders committed as follows viz: The said L. R. Cheek on the
Information by
Andrew Cheek
Jno. Barret
Commonwealths Atty
14th Judicial District
Endorsed
"A True Bill"
"A Birdwell. foreman Grand Jury"
Verdict of the Jury.
"We the Jury find the Defendant guilty as charged in the Indictment and assess the fine at Fifty Dollars."
R.. L.. Threlkeld
A Copy attest
James W. Cade
C L c c
Livingston Cir Ct
L. R. Cheek
Remit all except costs & attys fees
T E Bramlette
Remit all except costs & attys fees
T E Bramlette
$50 —
Tipling
