Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Jesse Underwood and David Underwood, Indictment

Place of Creation
Bath 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
BR7-199
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0127
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206384
People
Underwood, David
Trumbo, George A.
Underwood, Jesse
Trumbo, John A.
Young, Van B.
Places
Bath County, Kentucky
Organizations
Bath Circuit Court
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates
1865-09-21
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Citation

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Jesse Underwood and David Underwood, 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-0001-005-0127 (November 12, 2026).

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Bath Circuit Court

The Commonwealth of Kentucky
against } Indictment

Jessee Underwood

David Underwood

The Grand Jury of Bath County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Jessee Underwood and David Underwood of the offence of Murder, Committed as follows towit The said Jessee Underwood and David Underwood on the 21st day of September 1865 in the County and Circuit aforsaid did wilfully and felloneously and with malace aforethought, shoot, kill and Murder George A Trumbo with a pistol they then and there had loaded with powder and ball

Against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

J S Dury Comth atty

A Copy

Attest V. B. Young C B C C

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The Commonwealth
vs } Indictment for Murder
Jessee Underwood
David Underwood


A True Bill

J. A. Trumbo
Foreman

J. S. Dury Comth atty