Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Robert Robertson, Indictment

Place of Creation
Floyd 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
BR42-174
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3334
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FTP Identifier
32206104

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Dates
1864-04-01
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Citation

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Robert Robertson, 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-0001-004-3334 (November 13, 2026).

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Floyd Circuit Court
The Commonwealth of Ky
vs
Robert Robertson

The Grand Jury of Floyd County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Robert Robertson of the offence of Robbery Committed as follows towit the said Robert Robertson on the 1st day of January March 1864 in the County aforesaid did willfully and feloniously & with force of arms & by putting in fear break & prise open the house of Ezekel Wells & Rob it of clothing & household goods & convey the same away against his will & consent against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

J S Dury Cmth Atty
A Copy Attest
John G Johns C. F. C. C

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Commonwealth
vs } Robbery
Robert Robertson

True Bill
Jas Delong foreman
Comnth Witnesses
Ezekial Wells & wife
Morgan Slone &
Sarah Hamilton
A Copy Attest
John G Johns
C. F. C. C

Dury