Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William Jones and Jack G. Davis, Judgment
- 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
- MG22-21
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1454
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- 32209862
Citation
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William Jones and Jack G. Davis, Judgment, 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-0001-020-1454 (November 12, 2026).
Bourbon Circuit Court
The Commonwealth Plaintiff
vs } Towit altering & passing counterfeit money
William Jones and Jack G Davis Defendants
The parties appeared by their attorneys and the defendants by their attorneys, and plead that they are not guilty of the charge contained in the Indictment.
And thereupon the following Jurors, Harvey W Letton, Francis Hardesty, C C Skillman, Thomas Stone, David Dodge, Valentine Hildreth, Isral L Becraft, James K Jameson, Thomas L Arnold, Jeremiah Duncan, Jesse H Boulden, and Warren B Rogers, were Sworn to try the issue and having heard the evidence returned the following verdict "We of the Jury find William Jones and Jack. G. Davis guilty as charged in this indictment and fix the term to Six years confinement in the State Penetin{Unclear} Penetentiary Thomas L Arnold foreman"
A Copy
Att James Paton C, B, C, C
By John G Paton D C B C C
Commonwealth
vs } indictment for altering and passing counterfiet money
Davis & Jones
Issued pardon for Davis — B. M.
J. G Davis
Issd