Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Luther D. Jones, Indictment
1861-03-11
- Date of Creation
- March 11, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- MG19-385 to MG19-386
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0879
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209287
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Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Luther D. Jones, Indictment, 1861-03-11, 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-0001-020-0879 (November 13, 2026).
State of Kentucky
Jefferson Circuit Court
The Commonwealth Plff
Against Indictment felony
Luther D Jones Deft
This day came the accused, together with Robert L Jones by his attorney in fact Nat Gaither, (who herewith files the power of attorney from Robert L Jones to himself) And also Nat Gaither and acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth in the sum of Six hundred dollars, that is to say the said Luther Jones in the sum of Three hundred dollars, and the said Robert L Jones & Nat Gaither in the like sum of Three hundred dollars, but upon condition and to be void, should the said Luther Jones personally appear in this Court upon the first day of the next term, and surrender himself into custody to answer an indictment for felony, and not to depart without leave of the Court. —.
And at a Court continued and held as afsd on the
of the recognizance entered into by him in this Court upon the
A Copy
att James P Chambers clk
pr Jno R Redding D. C.
Commonwealth
vs }
Luther D Jones
Fee 50cts
