Legal/Financial

David J. Elington, Affidavit

1865-03-02

Date of Creation
March 2, 1865
Place of Creation
Livingston 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
BR12-378 to BR12-379
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1537
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FTP Identifier
32204424

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Dates
1861-12-25
1865-03-02
1865-03-02
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David J. Elington, Affidavit, 1865-03-02, 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-0001-004-1537 (November 12, 2026).

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State of Kentucky
Livingston County } SS

David; J; Elington Says I was at Mr James Bozmans on the 25th of December 1861 and Mr W. P. Clemens & W W Clemens came to Bozmans gate & W. P. Clemens called Mr Bozman out Bozman went out into the Lane where the Clemens ware Pinkney said we have came up to try to setle the Dificulty Between you and William & Bozman said I have no settlement to make Mr. Pinkney Clemens said to Bozman you have said thing that is too hard and you [torto] take them back and Bozman Said he would be Damned if he would take back anything he had said & W. W. Clemens said you wont Damn you I will make you take it back & Drew his pistol as he got of his horse as Bozman advanced toward, W W. Clemens around the horses head & W. W. Clemens pistol fiered without effect Bozman then clinched him and ran him Backward & threw him Down against a log and while they were on the ground Bozman was in the act of getting possession of W. W. Clemens pistol Pinkney Clemens then got off his horse & Drew his Knife and ran up and jumped on Bozman

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and stabed him twice Bozman then released, W. W. and started after, W, P a step or two and then turned to the wood pile and got the ax and Drew it on W, W, Clemens and then W W Clemens fired again takeing Effect in Bozmans arm then Bozman ran W. W. — Clemens some 15 or 20 yards ^W. W^ Clemens then Stoped turned round and fired again takeing Effect in the hip Bozman fell W. W. Clemens then steped before him with his pistol cocked and presented at his Brest Pinkney called on his Brother not to shoot any more W. P. Clemens then offered to assist Bozman to the house and Seemed much Effected and Shed tears and, I, believe from the action of W. P. Clemens he came to Bozmans with his Brother to settle the Dificulty peacebly

this March 2th 1865

This day Davi J Eington personaly appeared before me J. T. Bronsten & acti an acting Justice of the Peace for Livingston County Ky and made oath that the above statements were all true to the best ^his^ knowledge & beleafe. given under my hand this March the 2th 1865

J. T. Bronsten J. P.