Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Daniel H. Basinger, John R. Basinger, and Lewis Baker, Indictment
- Place of Creation
- Breckinridge 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, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1863-1867
- Box / Folder
- BR7-29 to BR7-30
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-005-0020
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206279
- People
- Roberts, Alexander
- Stuart, Amelia Ann
- Baker, Angeline
- Tate, Ann
- Allen, Benjamin. F.
- Baker, Clark
- Baysinger, Daniel Hardin
- Crawford, Daviss Earl
- Roberts, Eliza Dowell
- Dowell, Felix
- Jolly, Gideon Perry
- Turner, James A.
- Stuart, James
- Basinger, John R.
- Thomas, John
- Baker, Lewis
- French, Lycurgus
- Dowell, Lyttleberry
- Overton, Margaret
- Beard, Mary Ann
- Crawford, Samuel C.
- Nichols, Sarah
- Witt, T
- Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
- Nichols, Thomas
- Jarrett, Wilson T.
- Witt, Zachariah T.
Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Daniel H. Basinger, John R. Basinger, and Lewis Baker, Indictment, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 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-0001-005-0020 (November 12, 2026).
Commonwealth of. Kentucky
against
Daniel. H ^B^asinger John. R. Baysinger and Lewis Baker } Indictment
the grand Jury of Breckenridge County in the name & by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Daniel. H. Basinger John. R. Basinger & Lewis. Baker of the crime of murder committed as follows viz —
the Said Daniel. H. Basinger John. R. Baysinger & Lewis Baker on the [...] day of
Information by Miss Angeline Baker Mrs Ann Tate Thomas Nichols & Sarah his wife John Thomas Samuel C. Crawford Amelia Ann Stuart Zachariah
T Witt Littleberry Dowell Felix Dowell Elizab Roberts Alexander Roberts Mrs Margaret Overton Lycurgus French & Wilson Jarrett Summons for the comlth — Mrs Mary Ann Beard Clark Baker Benjamin. F. Allen & James A Turner
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The within named Lewis Baker escaped from custody and is now at large I think a reward should be offored for his apprehension as the Murder charged in the Indictment was an atrocious assassination
James Stuart
Circuit Judge
Breckenridge Co
The Commonwealth. of. Ky
vs } Murder
Dan. H. Basinger
Jno R. Basinger
Lewis. Baker
A true Bill
Reward of $250.00 for Lewis Baker