Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Joseph Tucker, Indictment
1861-01-07
- Date of Creation
- January 7, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Grayson County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG18-158
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0423
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208831
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Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Joseph Tucker, Indictment, 1861-01-07, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-0423 (November 13, 2026).
State of Kentucky Grayson Circuit Court
Commonwealth Plaintiff
against } on a charge of Perjury
Joseph Tucker Defendant
Joseph Tucker being in custody charged with the Offence of perjury and being admitted to bail in the sum of five hundred Dollars now we James Tucker Finis E Williams & Henry Tucker of Breckenridge County Ky hereby undertake that the above named Joseph Tucker will appear in the Grayson Circuit Court on the first day of its next
Joseph ^his X mark^ Tucker
James ^his X mark^ Tucker
Finis E, Williams
Henry ^his X mark^ Tucker
Witness
V. Yates
A Copy attest
Edwin Thomas C, G, C, C
State of Kentucky Grayson Circuit Court
Commonwealth Plaintiff
against } on Indictment for perjury
Joseph Tucker Defendant
This day came the Attorney for the commonwealth, and the Defendant being bound by recogniseance to appear here this day, And not appearing altho solemnly called. It is adjudged by the court that his recognesance be forfeited, and that a
Summons issue against the Defendant and his securities to appear here on the 1st day of the next Term of this court to show cause why Judgment should not be rendred against them for $500 the amount of the recogniseance
A Copy attest Edwin Thomas C, G, C, C
