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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-0001-004-1064 BR[11]-143

Lyon County, Kentucky Lyon County, Kentucky 1863-12 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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Lyon Circuit Court The Commonwealth of Kentucky Against } Indictment John W. Bush December term 1863

The Grand Jury of Lyon County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse John W. Bush of the crime of Manslaughter committed as follows, Viz; The Said John W. Bush on the 15th day of August 1863, in the County aforesaid did, feloniously and wilfully kill Richard T. Harris by Shooting him the Said Harris with a Pistol loaded with a leaden bullet or other hard Substance, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

B. C. Ballard Foreman Grand Jury E. P. Campbell Attorney for Commonwealth

Information given by A. H. Champion Jas T. Long J. E. McCarty Lewis Cash N, C, Gray Melinda Pearce L. C. Brooks M. M. Lyon L. C. Brooks W. H. Long Dudley C. Dunn James Maham

A true copy  Attest J. W. Clark clk Lyon ct. ct.

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Lyon Crt Ct

Comth v } Indictment for Manslaughter John W. Bush

a true bill B. C. Ballard Foreman of the Grand Jury

Filed in open court 22 Decr 1863 A. H. Dudley clk

Pardoned 29th Aug/64

A true copy

Attest J. W. Clark clk Lyon circuit court

Fee prepaid J. W. C. clk