Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Benjamin McMurtry, Judgment
1864-08-20
- Date of Creation
- August 20, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- 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
- Box / Folder
- BR11-227
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1129
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204016
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Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Benjamin McMurtry, Judgment, 1864-08-20, 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-0001-004-1129 (November 12, 2026).
State of Kentucky, Fayette Circuit Court,
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plaintiff
against } On Indictment
Benjamin McMurtry &
William A Lindsay Defendants
The defendant William A Lindsay having been duly summoned and failing to answer, it is adjudged by the Court that that the plaintiff recover of the said William A Lindsay the sum of Five hundred dollars, the debt in the Summons mentioned and also her costs herein expended.
a copy — Att Jno B Norton c f c c
By Chas F Lowry D C.
Lexington Ky,
His Excellency
Thomas E. Bramlette
Gov Comth Ky
Sir
Herewith enclosed please find copy of Judgment attested by Clerk of the Circuit Court Fayette Co Ky against Mr McMurtry of Lexington Ky, and W. A. Lindsay his surety.
Very Respectfully
W. A. Lindsay
Fayette Cir Ct.
Comth Kentucky
vs. } Copy Judgment
Lindsay Wm A
Remit as to Lindsay
To Wm A Lindsay
Govenor,
If you can do any thing for my friend Lindsay, who is a perfect gentleman, you will greatly oblige
very Truly ^yours^
W. S Downey