Legal/Financial

William Harrelson, Warrant

Place of Creation
Christian 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
BR7-209 to BR7-210
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0136
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206393
People
Clark, Albert Hawes
Brown, Daniel T.
Clark, Joab
Laudes, Joseph I.
Yancey, Pinkney A.
Coleman, Robert
Yancey, William Bartlett, Sr.
Harrelson, William
Sargent, William W.
Places
Christian County, Kentucky
Pembroke, Kentucky
Organizations
Christian Circuit Court
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates
1865-12-09
1865-12-09
1865-12-12
1865-12-09
1865-12-12
1865-12-16
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Citation

William Harrelson, Warrant, 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-0001-005-0136 (November 12, 2026).

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The Commonwealth of Kentucky
To Any Sheriff or Constable of Christian Co—

It appearing that there are reasonable grounds for believing that Pinknery Yancy has committed the offense of shooting Robert T Coleman with a pistol with intent to kill, in the County of Christian — You are therefore Commanded forth with to arrest Pinkney Yancy and bring him before me, and some other Justice of the peace for said County to be dealt with according to Law —

Given under my hand as Justice of the peace of Christian County this 9' day of December 1865

William Harrelson J. P,

[Eexcutd]Decer 9 — 1865 on the within named Pinkney Yancey by apprehending him and bringing him before Wm Harrelson & Wm W Sargent two Justices of the peace for Christian County for trial

D T Brown c c c

Pinkney A Yancy, having been brought before Wm Harrelson & W W Sargent two Justices of the peace for Christian

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County for an examination of the charge of having unlawfully shot Robert S Coleman with intent to kill, and being allowed to give Bail for his appearance during the examination of the Charge, Now I William Yancy of the County of Christian and State of Kentucky do undertake that Said Pinkney A Yancy will appear in Said Examining Court at Pembroke Christian County Ky, on Tuesday 12' day of Decer 1865 and will render himself amenable to all the order of said Court in the examination of the Charge, and if he fail to perform either of these conditions I will pay to the Commonwealth of Ky One Thousand Dollars

Witness Our hands & Seals this 9' day Decr 1865

P A ^his X Mark^ Yancey
W B Yancey

Witness
W W Sargent
William Harrelson —

Christian County Sct
December 12 — 1865

Joseph I Laudes Esqr the county attorney appeared before us this day as prosecutor in behalf of the Commonwealth of the within named Pinkney A Yancey

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and the said Yancey was called but faild to appear and this Bond is forfeitd-, This at Pembroke in Said County

William Harrelson J P
Wm W Sergeant J P —

State of Kentucky
Christian County,

I Joab Clark Clerk of the Circuit Court for Said County Certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the warrant & Bail Bond returned into my office by the above named Justices on the 16' December 1865

Joab Clark Clk
By A H Clark D C