Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Stephen Onan (alias Perkins), Indictment

Place of Creation
Spencer 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
BR15-204
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2317
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205201

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Dates
1865-09
1864-09
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Citation

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Stephen Onan (alias Perkins), 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-0001-004-2317 (November 13, 2026).

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The Commonwealth of Kentucky
against
Stephan Onan (alias Perkins
Spencer Circuit Court
September Term A D 1865

The Grand Jurors of the County of Spencer in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Stephen Onan (Alias Perkins of the Crime of Robbery Committed in manner and form as follows to wit The Said Stephen Onan (alias Perkins in the said County of Spencer on the — day of September A D 1864 with force of Arms feloniously did take Steal and Carry away one Roan Horse (a Mare) worth One hundred and fifty Dollars the property of Nathaniel Russell from the possession Custody and presence of Daniel McKinley by violence & by putting the Said McKinley in great fear of Some Serious & immeidiate injury to his life & limb at the hands of the Said Onan & against the Will & Consent of Said McKinley Contrary to the form of the Statute of such Cases made and provided and against the peace and dignity of Commonwealth of Kentucky

J R Dupuy
Commonwealth's Atterney

Witnesses
Daniel McKinley

A true Copy
Attest Thos J. Barker C. S. C. C