Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. George H. Rankin 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
BR15-159
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2290
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32205174

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Dates
1865-06
1864-06-03
1865-06-12
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. George H. Rankin 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-0001-004-2290 (November 13, 2026).

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

The Grand Jury of Calowell County in the name and the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse George H Rankin, Charles Johnson, James. P. Wilson, James B Fletcher, John C Duke and Charlton Duke, of the crime of Horse Stealing committed as follows viz — The said George H Rankin, Charles Johnson, James B Fletcher, James P Wilson, John C Duke and Charlton Duke in the 3d day of June 1864 in the County aforesaid did willfully and feloniously and during the night time took and carried away with intent to steal and did steal one large black 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.

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

Information given by=
R B Ratliff, Noah Rice, John J McLin, A. C Mayes, Wm H Owen. Frank Dabney Owen R Baker & Robert L Wilson,

A Copy
Atteste J C Barnes, clk
By F. W. Dabney, D C.

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Bench Warrant to Issue & bail fixed at $500 each.

R. T. Petree, Judge.
a. copy.

Comlth
vs Indictment for Horse Stealing
George H. Rankin,
Fletcher & others,


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

Filed & noted in open court June 12th 1865.

fee 30ct
Campbell atty.