Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James B. Fletcher et al., Indictment

Place of Creation
Caldwell 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
BR14-176
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2016
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Dates
1865-06
1864-06-03
1865-06-12
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James B. Fletcher et al., Indictment, 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-0001-004-2016 (November 13, 2026).

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Caldwell Circuit. Court.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Against } June Term 1865.
James. B. Fletcher, Charles Johnson, James P. Wilson, George H Rankin John C Duke, and Charlton Duke,

The Grand Jury of Caldwell County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse James B Fletcher, Charles Johnson, James P Wilson, George H Rankin, John. C. Duke. Charlton Duke of the crime of Horse Stealing, committed as follows, viz: The said James B. Fletcher, Charles Johnson, James P. Wilson, George H Rankin, John C Duke, and Charlton Duke on the 3rd day of June 1864, in the County aforesaid Willfully and feloniously and during the night time took and carried away with intent to steal and did steal one iron gray horse the personal property of R. B. Ratliff and of the value of One hundred Dollars $100. and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky..

Information given by
R B Ratliff. John J McLin.
A. C. Mayes. Wm H Owen
Frank Dabney. F A Tier
and Robert. L. Wilson

J. W. McCoy.
Foreman Grand Jury.
E. P. Campbell attorney for the Commonwealth.

A Copy
Atteste J. C. Barnes. clk.
By F. W. Dabney D C.
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Bench warant to issue. bail fixed at $500. each

R. T. Petree.
Judge,
a copy

Caldwell Crt Ct
Comlth
vs } Indictment for horse Stealing
James B. Fletcher. Johnson & others


a true bill J. W. McCoy.
foreman grand Jury.

Filed & noted in open Court June 12th 1865.
att F. W. Dabney D C.

A Copy.

fee 30¢
Campbell. atty