Legal/Financial

Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James C. Brookover, Indictment

1862-07

Date of Creation
July 1862
Place of Creation
Mason County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863
Box / Folder
R3-404
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0273
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FTP Identifier
32211475

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Dates
1862-07
1861-07-15
1863-03-04
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. James C. Brookover, Indictment, 1862-07, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-029-0273 (November 13, 2026).

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Mason Circuit Court
July Term 1862
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plaintiff
Against } Indictment
James. C. Brookover. Defendant

The Defendant appeared in open Court and plead not guilty to the Indictment herein.

By agreement of parties the law and facts herein are submitted to the Court. and the parties being fully heard and the court being sufficiently advised adjudges that the Plaintiff recover of the Defendant the sum of Fifty Dollars. and also her costs herein expended.

On motion of Plaintiff. it is ordered that the Defendant pay or replevy said fine. whereupon the Defendant and T. C. Campbell as surety appeared and replevied the same.

A. copy attest
Jno M. Duke Jr C. M. C. C.

The following is the Indictment upon which the foregoing Judgment was rendered.

Mason Circuit Court.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Against } Indictment
James. C. Brookover.

The Grand Jury of Mason County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse James. C. Brookover

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of the offense of selling spiritous liquor to Slaves committed as follows: — The Said James. C. Brookover on the 15th day of July 1861. at the county aforesaid. did sell spirituous liquor to certain Slaves. whose names are unknown to the Grand Jury. belonging to persons whose names are unknown to the Grand Jury. he at the time not having the rightful care and custody of said slaves. or either of them. and not have the written order of the owner or owners of said slaves. or either of them. or of the person or persons entitled to the custody and care of said slaves to provide them or either of them with said liquor. against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

R. H. Stanton
Attorney for the Commonwealth.

A copy Attest.
Jno M. Duke Jr
Clerk Mason Circuit Court

Mason Cir. Ct
$50 } liquor to slaves
Jas C. Brookover
Respd 6 Mos
Iss' Mar 4 1863