Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James Gorsuch, Judgment

1861-10-24

Date of Creation
October 24, 1861
Place of Creation
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
MG22-94
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1499
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32209907
People
Gorsuch, Abraham P.
Gorsuch, James G.
Chambers, James P.
Brown, Jefferson
Joyce, John
Bates, Louis B.
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Jefferson Circuit Court
Louisville City Court
Dates
1861-10-24
1861-09-07
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Citation

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James Gorsuch, Judgment, 1861-10-24, 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-0001-020-1499 (December 10, 2025).

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State of Kentucky
Jefferson Circuit
October Term 1861
October 24th 1861

The Commonwealth Plff
against } Indict Felony
James Gorsuch Deft.

The defendant being solemnly called to appear in discharge of the recognizance entered into by him in the City Court of Louisville on the 7 September 1861 came not, but made default. It is therefore considered by the Court that the Clerk of this Court issue a writ of scire facias against the said James Gorsuch together with James G. Gorsuch, L. B. Bates, Abm. P. Gorsuch, H, F. Simrall, John Joyes & Jeff Brown his bail returnable &c to shew cause why if any they have or can why the Commonwealth shall not have judgement and execution thereon against them for sixteen hundred Dollars the said James Gorsuch in Eight hundred dollars and the said James G. Gorsuch, L. B. Bates, Abm. P. Gorsuch, H. F. Simrall, John Joyes & Jeff Brown in a like sum according to the form & effect of said recognizance and for a breach of the conditions thereof. And on motion of plaintiff a capias is awarded her against the said James Gorsuch returnable &c which capias shall be endorsed bail in eight hundred dollars with good security in a like sum conditioned &c And all further

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proceedings are continued until the next term of this Court.

A Copy
attest James P. Chambers

The Commonwealth
vs } Copy of Judgt
James Gorsuch