Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John M. Layson, Indictment
1861-04
- Date of Creation
- April 1861
- Place of Creation
- Bourbon 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
- MG19-415
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0898
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209306
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- Dates
- 1861-04
Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John M. Layson, Indictment, 1861-04, 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-0001-020-0898 (November 13, 2026).
State of Kentucky
Bourbon Circuit Court } Sct
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plff
agt Indictment carrying concealed weapons
John M. Layson Deft
The parties appeared by their attornies and waive a trial by jury and Submit the law and facts of the case to the judgment of the court and being heard it is adjudged by the court that the plaintiff recover of the defendant fifty dollars and that he pay the costs of this indictment
A copy
Att James Paton C B C C
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agt } Co Judgt
Layson