Commonwealth of Kentucky v. M. Hoffstadt and Lewis Block, Judgment
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- Legal/Financial
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- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
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- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
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- MG25-58
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- KYR-0001-020-2305
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. M. Hoffstadt and Lewis Block, 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-0001-020-2305 (November 12, 2026).
Commonwealth vs M Hoffstadt & Lewis Block Indictment This day came as well the Attorney for the commonwealth as deffendants by attorney who for plea herein say they are not guilty in Maner and form as the Commonwealth againts them hath alleged and this they pray may be enquired of by the country and the Commonwealth likewise therefore to try the issue joined It is ordered that a Jury come & Co and thereupon came a Jury to wit.. W R Shrader E W Smith, E Medcalfe, I J Lee, Jno Miller J D Seaton, C N Russell, H Spalding M Reed, Geo White Jno Oneal A Wisoskie who being duly elected and sworn well & truly to try the issue joined after hearing the testimony returned into court the following Verdict We of the Jury find the defendants guilty as charged in the within Indictment and assess their fines at Twenty five Dollars each to the commonwealth of Kentucky It is therefore ordered that said Hoffstadt & Block make their fines to the commonwealth by the payment of Twenty five Dollars each together with all costs that may have accrued herein x that they be taken &c.
A copy Attest O H Strallar clk
By Wm Shryock D clk
