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 November 11, 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-0001-004-0371 BR9-89 to BR9-90

Barren County, Kentucky John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA) N00012483 1843-01-27 1910-12-07 Categories: People

Switzerland County, Indiana, soldier. Indiana native. Son of Michael Houze and Catharine Fay Houze. Resident of Switzerland County in 1860. Served in the 2nd Indiana Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from November 1, 1861, to January 5, 1865.

Relationships Legal: Barren Circuit Court Military: 2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment (41st Indiana Volunteer Regiment) (U.S.A.)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Indiana, Switzerland County, Cotton, p. 101. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, vol. 5, 1861-1865 (Indianapolis: Samuel M. Douglass, State Printer, 1866), 287. U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Application #974594, Certificate #816857. Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1899–2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, IN, Death Certificates, 1910, Roll 11, Certificate #21, p. 1796 of 2809 of microfilm. Find A Grave, “John Wesley Houze (1843-1918)," Memorial #151039285, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151039285/john-wesley-houze, (accessed October 15, 2020). Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) N00012493 1843? 1920? Categories: People

Switzerland County, Indiana, laborer and soldier. Served in the 2nd Indiana Cavalry (U.S.A.) as a private from November 1, 1861, to October 4, 1864. Laborer in York, Indiana, in 1863.

Relationships Familial: George Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, farmer) Legal: Barren Circuit Court Military: 2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment (41st Indiana Volunteer Regiment) (U.S.A.) Social: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA) Military: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, vol. 5, 1861-1865 (Indianapolis: Samuel M. Douglass, State Printer, 1866), 287. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Indiana, 3rd Congressional District, Switzerland County, York Township, Vol. 2 of 3, June 1863, p. 283, p. 15 of 562 of microfilm), (Accessed via ancestry.com on October 2, 2020). U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Application #371020, Certificate #264733. Civil War and Later Wars Index to Remarried Widow Pension Applications, 1848-1934Certificate #264733. Harris Keeney (Switzerland County, Indiana, blacksmith & col 10th IN Legion, Prov Marshal) N00012499 1818-04-20 1872-01-15 Categories: People

Switzerland County, Indiana, blacksmith and soldier. New York native. Married to Charlotte L. Keeney. Father of John G. Keeney, Job M. Keeney, Charles H. Keeney, and Edwin H. Keeney. Blacksmith in Switzerland County in 1850. Postmaster in Switzerland County in 1853. Blacksmith in Switzerland County in 1860. Served in the 54th Indiana Infantry as first lieutenant from June 10, 1862, to September 1862. Served in 10th Indiana Legion of Switzerland County as colonel from May 29, 1863. Provost marshal of Switzerland County in February 1863.

Relationships Military: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Military: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA) Military: 2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment (41st Indiana Volunteer Regiment) (U.S.A.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Indiana, Switzerland County, Posey, p. 439A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Indiana, Switzerland County, Jefferson, p. 313. Roger D. Hunt, Colonels in Blue: Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee: A Civil War Biographical Dictionary (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc., 2014), p. 15. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Indiana (Randolph-Whitley), Vol. #14, p. 291 (accessed via Ancestry.com). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, vol. 3, 1861-1865 (Indianapolis: Samuel L. Douglass, State Printer, 1866), 465. U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Application #363102, Certificate #306143. Find A Grave, "Col Harris Keeney (1818-1872)," Memorial #121786743, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121786743 (accessed April 25, 2020). KYR-0001-004-0371. Veachel H. Jones (Barren County, Kentucky, attorney) N00012497 1818-11-02 1876-01-28 Categories: People

Barren County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Ann Gardner Jones in Edmonson County, Kentucky, on September 22, 1846. Father of John W. Jones, S. E. Jones, Samuel J. Jones, and Amelia E. Jones. Sheriff in Edmonson County in 1850. Attorney in Barren County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Barren County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Legal: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Edmonson County, p. 35B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 2, p. 1054. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 2, p. 67A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Glasgow, p. 613A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Edmonson County Marriages, Film #000367221, p. 141 microfilm. Find A Grave, "Judge Veachel H. Jones (1818-1876)," Memorial #104306977, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104306977 (accessed April 24, 2020). Lewis McQuown (Barren County, Kentucky, attorney, musician in 4th KY Inf CSA) N00012498 1843? Categories: People

Barren County, Kentucky, attorney, musician, and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William McQuown and Mary J. McQuown. Served in the 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a musician from October 7, 1861, to November 26, 1863. Attorney in Barren County in 1863.

Relationships Legal: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Legal: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 1, p. 751. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Glasgow, p. 615B. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0101. Michael Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, farmer and private 83rd IN Vol Inf) N00012484 1817-01-16 1867-07-04 Categories: People

Switzerland County, Indiana, farmer. Indiana native. Married to Catharine Fay Houze in Switzerland County on March 10, 1839. Father of Margaret Houze and John W. Houze. Married to Elizabeth Jane Wainscott Roberts Houze in Switzerland County on May 19, 1844. Father of John F. Houze, Albert J. Houze, Mary Elizabeth Houze, Jordan Rudolph Houze, and Viola Estelle Houze. Farmer in Switzerland County in 1850. Farmer in Switzerland County in 1860. Farmer in Switzerland County in 1863.

Relationships Familial: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Indiana, Switzerland County, Cotton, p. 393B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Indiana, Switzerland County, Cotton, p. 101. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Indiana, Switzerland County, Cotton, p. 260A. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, Switzerland County 1837-1840, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis, p. 204, p. 105 of 209 of microfilm (accessed through FamilySearch.org). Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, Switzerland County 1841-1846, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis, p. 204, p. 182 of 292 of microfilm (accessed through FamilySearch.org). Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, IN, Death Certificates, 1921, Roll 02, Certificate #2823, p. 329 of 2537 of microfilm. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Indiana, 3rd Congressional District, Switzerland County, Posey, Vol. 3 of 3, June 1863, p. 237, p. 203 of 556 of microfilm, (Accessed via ancestry.com on October 15, 2020). Find A Grave, “Michael Houze (1817-1867)," Memorial #7179835, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7179835/michael-houze (accessed October 15, 2020). George Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, farmer) N00012494 1834? Categories: People

Switzerland County, Indiana, farmer. Indiana native. Married to Ann E. Larrison. Father of Archie Larrison and Harvie Larrison. Farmer in Switzerland County in 1860. Farmer in Switzerland County in 1863.

Relationships Social: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Legal: Barren Circuit Court Familial: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Switzerland County, Posey, p. 2. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Switzerland County, Posey, p. 384B. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Indiana, 3rd Congressional District, Switzerland County, York Township, Vol. 2 of 3, June 1863, p. 283, p. 15 of 562 of microfilm, (accessed via Ancestry.com). Thomas H. M. Winn (Barren County, KY, merchant, trader, politician, deputy court clerk) N00012597 1821? 1887-12-22 Categories: People

Glasgow, Kentucky, merchant, politician, court clerk, and farmer. Kentucky native. Married Catherine H. Winn. Father of Mary D. Winn and Ann M. Winn. Adopted Kate B. White Winn. Merchant in Glasgow in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Glasgow in 1850. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Barren County in 1856. Trader in Barren County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Barren County in 1860. Deputy court clerk in Barren County in 1863. Farmer in Barren County in 1864.

Relationships Economic: Barren Circuit Court Legal: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Legal: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA) Legal: George Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, farmer) Legal: Michael Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, farmer and private 83rd IN Vol Inf) Legal: Barren Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Glasgow Division 1, p. 396B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Glasgow Division 1, p. 190. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 1, p. 753. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 1, p. 47B. Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Frankfort: Yeoman Office, 1861), p. 62. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Frankfort: State Printer, 1856), 281. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Barren County, KY, Month 1864, p. 171 (Accessed via ancestry.com). Find A Grave, "Thomas H. M. Winn (c1821-1887)," Memorial #60946258, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60946258 (accessed May 8, 2020). KYR-0001-004-0370. KYR-0001-004-0374. William Logan Porter (Barren County, Kentucky printer and court clerk) N00012500 1842-07-11 1937-08-17 Categories: People

Barren County, Kentucky, printer and court clerk. Kentucky native. Son of Martha E. Porter. Printer in Barren County, Kentucky, in 1860. Circuit court clerk in Barren County in 1863.

Relationships Political: Barren Circuit Court Legal: Barren Circuit Court Economic: Barren Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 1 , p. 754. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Glasgow, p. 542B. "Lawyers' Dean Dies," Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), August 18, 1937, p. 1. "William Logan Porter (1842-1937)," Find A Grave, Memorial #76568099, accessed April 25, 2020, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76568099. KYR-0001-004-0373. Hartsville, Tennessee P00012496 Categories: Places

Seat of Trousdale County, Tennessee. Located on the Cumberland River.

36.3911, -86.1661 "Trousdale County,"Tennessee Encylopedia, https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/trousdale-county/ (accessed on April 24, 2020). USGS: Earth Explorer, "Hartsville, Tennessee," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov /(accessed on April 24, 2020). Tennessee P001001 Categories: Places

State in the southeastern United States. Capital at Nashville. Located on the Cumberland River.

35.5175, -86.5804 Paul H. Bergeron, Stephen V. Ash, and Jeanette Keith, Tennesseans and Their History (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1999), 69. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Tennessee," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on August 14, 2019). Switzerland County, Indiana P00005383 Categories: Places

County in southeastern Indiana. Seat at Vevay, Indiana. Located on the Ohio River.

38.7478, -85.0672 Ronald L. Baker and Marvin Carmony, Indiana Place Names (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), 161. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Switzerland County, Indiana" https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on June 1, 2020). Vevay, Indiana P00013593 Categories: Places

Seat of Switzerland County, Indiana. Located on the Ohio River.

38.7478, -85.0672 "Switzerland County: Selected Holdings in the Indiana State Library," Indiana State Library, State of Indiana, 2020, accessed October 14, 2020, https://www.in.gov/library/3029.htm. “Vevay, Indiana," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 14, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Indiana P001818 Categories: Places

State in the midwestern United States. Capital at Indianapolis. Located on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan.

39.7684, -86.158 Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, ed. David J. Bodenhamer and Robert G. Barrows (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1994), 52. William Vincent D'Antonio and Robert L. Beck, "Indiana," Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed September 11, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Indiana-state. "Indianapolis, Indiana," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 4, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Kentucky P001800 Categories: Places

State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). Barren County, Kentucky P00000558 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Glasgow. Located on the Barren River.

36.9959, -85.9119 Cecil E. Goode, “Barren County,” The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 54. "Glasgow, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 11, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Barren Circuit Court O00000351 1798 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 4th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1860 to 1861 and the 15th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1862 to 1865. Judge(s): Asher W. Graham (1862-1865) and Thomas Tyler Alexander (1864-1865). Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): William B. Jones (1861-1865) and John H. C. Sandidge (1864-1865). Clerk(s): William E. Munford (1861-1862) and William L. Porter (1863 and 1865).

Relationships Legal: B. A. Wheat (Barren County, Kentucky, physician) Legal: W. F. Evans (Glasgow, Kentucky) Legal: John Royalty (Barren County, Kentucky, barkeeper) Legal: Henry W. Royalty (Barren County, KY, resident) Legal: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Legal: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA)

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, No. 24 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. KYR-0001-004-0371. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. 2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment (41st Indiana Volunteer Regiment) (U.S.A.) O00012482 1861-09-20 1865-07-12 Categories: Organizations

Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 20, 1861. Mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, on July 12, 1865. Also known as the 41st Volunteer Regiment. Commander(s): John A. Bridgland, Robert N. Hudson, Edward M. McCook, James W. Stewart.

Relationships Military: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Military: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, vol. 2, 1861-1865 (Indianapolis: W. R. Holloway, State Printer, 1865), 400, 411-12. Confederate States Army O00000506 1861 1865 Categories: Organizations

Military forces of the Confederate States of America, administered by the Confederate War Department. Commander(s): General Robert E. Lee (1862-1865).

Relationships Military: William Harris (possible confederate soldier) Military: United States Army Military: John L. Morrison (La Salle County, Illinois, farmer and soldier) Military: Marshall Wright Chapin (Monroe County, Michigan, farmer and soldier.) Military: William E. Hobson (Warren County, Kentucky, soldier.) Military: John Hunt Morgan (Lexington, Kentucky, hemp manufacturer, Capt Lex Rifles, Col & Brig Gen' 2nd KY Cav CSA) Political: John Hunt Morgan (Lexington, Kentucky, hemp manufacturer, Capt Lex Rifles, Col & Brig Gen' 2nd KY Cav CSA) Military: [Unknown] Cameron (Confederate soldier) Military: Richard Montgomery Gano (Texas, Confederate brigadier general) Military: Jefferson Davis (CS President) Military: Confederate States of America Military: Congress of the Confederate States of America Military: Provisional Council Military: Provisional Government of Kentucky Political: Provisional Council Military: The People's Bank of Kentucky Military: Branch Bank of the Farmers' Bank at Princeton Military: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Hopkinsville Military: Committee on Banks Military: Northern Bank of Kentucky Branch at Glasgow Military: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Bowling Green Political: John Watkins Crockett, Jr. (McCracken & Henderson cos, KY, attorney and representative (Confederate)) Political: John Burton Thompson, Jr. (Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Provis Govt page) Political: James Preston Bates (Barren Co, Ky, attorney, postmaster, and prov govt) Political: Joseph B. Burnside (Garrard County, KY, trader, prov govt council rep ) Political: Horatio Washington Bruce (Jefferson County, KY, Representative (Confederate), attorney) Political: Eli Metcalfe Bruce (Kentucky merchant, philanthropist, soldier, Representative (Confederate)) Political: Jordan T. C. Moore (Todd Co, Ky, farmer, minister, and prov govt) Military: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Military: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA) Military: James H. Orr (Nicholas County, Kentucky, farmer, justice of the peace, sergeant and second lieutenant (C.S.A.) ) Military: Reddick Nichols (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and)

Henry Putney Beers, The Confederacy: A Guide to the Archives of the Government of the Confederate States of America (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1968, reprinted 1986), 259. Barren County, Kentucky 1863-12-11 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Barren Equity & Criminal Court The Commonwealth of Ky Plff against } Amded Pet John W Houze &c. Defts

The defendants John W Houze and Marion Larrison by Way of amendment to their Petition fild herein State that they belonged to the 41" Reg 2d Indiana Caverly as Stated in thier original answer -- That at the time that the forces at Hartsville Tenn was attacked & the larger portion of them captured by Rebel forcesthe Reg to which defendants belonged being a porition of the forces & larger portion of D Regiment being Captured by sd Rebels it being a Short time before they were imprisoned the defendants were Cut off from their command That upon returning home as Stated in their original Petition the provost marshall of the district in Which they lived towit Col Harris Kerny required them to report to him at Veva I.A. & refused to-- suffer them to attend said Court & refused them permission to go to any place except to return to the army-- That the defendants Marion Larrison was at the time of said Court & for some time before sick with a disiase to which he is subject towit Sick Stomach & head ache with vomiting & General disibility confining him for Two or Three weeks & was was at that time to ill to leave his home or Travel

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& could not get to ^Sd^ Court

That through the interposition of the Father of the Defendant Hauze the provost marshall aforesaid was prevaild upon to let said defendant remain at home a Short time by his defendant being ready at all times to report at Veva I.A. Where he had been arrested and sent to his Regiment July 1863 That at the time said Court was held & the order forfeiting said bond made, on account of the defendant, Soldiers and in the Service of the Military authorities by reason of the restrictions thrown around them by said authorities it was uterly impossible for them to appear in Said Court

That they could not pass out of their State or County without a pass from said Provost Marshall or Some Military Commander

That they could not obtain such pass & it was impossible for them to attend

That they are now and have been Since July last in the active Service in the army

Wherefore they pray as in their original Petition

Jones & McQuown for Defts

State of Kentucky Barren County

Micheal Houze & George Larrison says they are agents for the Defendants who are

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absent from this County & state & that they beliave the Statements made in the foregoing answer are true

George Larrison Micheal Houze

Sworn to before me by George Larrison and Micheal Houze Dec 11th 1863

T H M Winn D, C, A Copy Attest W L Porterclk

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Houze & Larrison Ansd Answer