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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Levi B. Whittaker, Coleman D. Cooper, and William Whittaker, Transcript

1861-09-16

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Date of Creation: September 16, 1861
Place of Creation: Shelby 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: MG21-381
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-020-1420
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FTP Identifier: 32209828

Mentioned in this document

People: Magoffin, Beriah; Sheppard, C. T.; Cooper, Coleman D.; Owen, E.; Washby, G.; Burnet, J.; Baker, J. D.; McCampbell, James H.; Baker, James W.; Lisby, Jefferson; Moore, John F.; Hedden, John; Easley, Joseph, Jr.; Whittaker, Levi B.; Sample, R.; Dowdy, S.; Dowdy, Samuel; Gowen, Washington; Lisby, Washington; Read, William B.; Whittaker, William C.
Places: Kentucky; Shelby County, Kentucky
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates: 1861-09-11; 1861-09-04; 1861-09-05; 1861-09-04; 1861-09-11; 1861-09-16

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Levi B. Whittaker, Coleman D. Cooper, and William Whittaker, Transcript, 1861-09-16, 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-0001-020-1420 (November 12, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Shelby County } sct
To any any Constable of Shelby County Greeting

You are Commanded to Summons,L. B. Whittaker C. D. Cooper & William Whittakerto appear before me or Some other Justice of the peace for Shelby County September the 11^th 1861 to answer for having comitted a breach of the peace on Sept 4^th 1861, by fighting throwing stones hammers &c you are also commanded to summons Joseph Easley J. D. Baker Samuel Dowdy Witnesses for plantiff summons a good & lawfull Jury to try the above case, Given under my as Justice of the peace for Shelby county this 5^th day of ASeptember 1861

J. H. McCampbell J, CP, C.

The following is the endorsement of the Constable executed by ready the with to C. D Cooper L. B. Whittaker & William Whittaker Sept 4^th 1861

Jno F. Moore. C. S. C.

The following is the pannel of the Jury. To wit Washington Gowen C. T. Sheppard R. Sample Wash Lisby Jeff Libsby W. B. Reaid E, Owen J Burnet Joh Hedden S. Dowdy G. Washby Jas W. Baker.

The following is Verdict. of the Jury, We of the Jurys find L. B. Whittaker twenty seven dollars & 50 cents & cost. C. D. Cooper & William Whittaker not guilty

State ofKentucky Shelby County Sct } Washington Gowen foreman

I do certify that the above is a true and perfect record of the proceeding had before me, on the 11^th day of September 1861

J. H. M^cCampbell J, P, S, C

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To his Excellency Gov B. MagoffinI can state that M^r L. B. Whittaker is a peacible Citizen of the County, and was in his shop at the time the affray commenced, and is a poor man with a large family this 16^th Sept 1861

J. H. M^cCampbell J. P. S, C

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