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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0093 BR8-140

Livingston County, Kentucky Livingston County, Kentucky Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Livingston Circuit Court. The Commonwealth of Kentucky. Against L R Cheek.

The Grand Jury of Livingston County in the name and by the Authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse L R Cheek of the offense of selling Spiritous Liquor to a Slave named Henry the property of D B Sanders committed as follows viz: The said L. R. Cheek on the 9th day of February 1863 in the County aforesaid did sell or give Spritous Liquer to a Slave named Henry the property of D B Sanders and without the written order or consent of him the said D B Sanders or of the person entitled to the custody or control of the said Slave for the time being and he the said L R Cheek not having then the custody or control of the said Slave Henry- against the Statute in such cases made and provided and against the peace and diginity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Information by Andrew Cheek

Jno. Barret Commonwealths Atty 14th Judicial District

Endorsed "A True Bill" "A Birdwell. foreman Grand Jury"

Verdict of the Jury.

"We the Jury find the Defendant guilty as charged in the Indictment and assess the fine at Fifty Dollars."

R.. L.. Threlkeld A Copy attest James W. Cade C L c c

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Livingston Cir Ct L. R. Cheek

Sept 12th 1863 Remit all except costs & attys fees

T E Bramlette

Sept 12th 1863 Remit all except costs & attys fees

T E Bramlette

$50 -- Tipling