Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Peter Cain, Indictment

Place of Creation
Washington 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
BR16-196
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2622
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205506

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Dates
1865-02-10
1865-10-17
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Citation

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Peter Cain, 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-0001-004-2622 (November 13, 2026).

[Page 1]

The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Against } Washington Circuit Court
Peter Cain

The Grand Jury of Washington County in the name and by the authority of the commonwealth of Kentucky accuse of the crime of Burglary Commited as follows the Said Peter Cain on the 10th day of February 1865 in the county aforesaid in the night time broke and entered the dwelling house of Joseph Blanford with intent to commit a fellony against the peace and dignity of the commonwealth of Kentucky

Witnesses before the Jury
Joseph Blanford

L. H Noble atty for Comlth

Copy attest
J P Barbour clk

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No 4
X
Commonwealth
Indict
Burgarylary
Peter Cain


a true bill
D Mc[Henry]
Foreman of the Grand Jury
$300
filed Oct 17th 1865
J P Barbour clk