Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Christ Sixty, Transcript
- Place of Creation
- Henderson County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
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- 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
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- BR17-247 to BR17-248
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2921
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Christ Sixty, Transcript, 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-0001-004-2921 (November 12, 2026).
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Henderson Circuit
Pleas before W P Fowler Judge of the Henderson Circuit Court on the
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plaintiff
Against } Indictment #1 Selling liquor to a slave
Christ: Sixty Defendant
Be it remembered that at a Circuit Court held for said Circuit on the
(Endorsed)
"A True Bill John G Holloway Foreman,"
"The Grand Jury of Henderson County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Christ Sixty of the offense of Selling or giving whiskey to a slave named Primus the property of D R Burbank without the written order of the owner of said slave or the person entitled to thise legal control of the service of the service of the said slave, committed as follows towit: The said Christ Sixty on the
Information by
Randolph Gundry
L. M. Lowe, Comths Atty
On which indictment a bench warrant was ordered and issued and returned by G A Sugg Sheriff of Henderson County "executed and bond given with Danl Hollinger", which bond is as follows
"I acknowledge myself bound to the Commonwealth of Kentucky
in the sum of Sixty Dollars as bail for the appearance of Christ Sixty in the Henderson Circuit Court on the Second Day of its next June term & that he dose not depart without leave of the Court this
Test G A Sugg S H C
D Hollinger"
Afterwards at a Circuit Court held for said Circuit on the
"The Defendant appeared by his counsel and entered his Demurrer herein & the questions of law arising thereon being heard It is the opinion of the Court that it is insufficient & is therefore overruled, to which opinion of the Court the Defendant excepts,"
Afterwards at a Circuit Court held for said Circuit on the
"The Defendant failing to appear in discharge of his bond the same is taken as forfeited agst him, and Summons ordered thereon returnable to the 2d day of next Term of this Court"
On which forfeiture a Summons was issued and returned by the Sheriff of Henderson County. "Executed by delivering to D Hollinger a true copy
Afterwards at a Circuit Court held for said Circuit on the
"Commonwealth of Kentucky Plaintiff
against } On a forfeited bail bond
Daniel Hollinger Defendant
The Defendant having been duly Summoned and failing to appear and answer it is adjudged by the Court that the plaintiff recover of the Defendant the Sum of Sixty Dollars, the amount claimed by the plaintiff on account of the forfeiture aforesaid with interest thereon at Six per cent per annum from this
Afterwards At a Circuit Court held for said Circuit on the
"The Commonth of Ky Plff against C. Sixty Deft. Indict #1 selling liquor to a ^slave^
Same Plff against Same Deft. " #2 " " " "
On motion of the Commonths attorney it is ordered that these cases be dismissed."
I Adam Rankin clerk of the Circuit Court of Henderson County in the State of Kentucky do certify that the preceding three pages contain a true and complete transcript of the record and proceedings of the cases therein mentioned — In Testimony of which I hereunto subscribe my name this
Adam Rankin C H C C
Henderson Cir Ct
Commonth of Ky
vs } Transcript
C Sixty —
Daniel Hollinger
$60,
Forfeiture
Remitted
