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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-0001-004-1101 BR11-191 to BR11-191-1

Mercer County, Kentucky Mercer County, Kentucky 1860-06-20 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Mercer Circuit Court Wednesday April 11 1860

The Commonwealth Plff vs } Upon Indt John Rice Deft

The parties appeared by their attorneys and the defendant filed his plea of not Guilty and thereupon came a Jury M D Hall C H Buford Stephen Stone Ben F. Ransdall Jas S Burnell Jno W Gray G S Terhune Jas P Terhune Jas Kirby Jas D Smith Philip Mosely & Elijah Gabbert who were Sworn well & Truly to try and a true Verdict render herein Having heard the evidence returned the following verdict We of Jury find the defendant Guilty of the offence charged against him in the indictment. It is therefore adjudged that the plaintiff recover the defendant Sixty dollars for Keeping a tippling house & the costs & c

The following Replevin Bond was taken in Satisfaction of the above Judgment viz

We Jno Rice principal and Wm A Chambers J D Hale Securitys do bind ourselves, three months after the date

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hereof to pay the Commonwealth of Kentucky the plaintiff in fine of $69.07 fine which issued from the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Mercer County on the 6th day of July 1863 in favor of the said Commonwealth for the sum of $60 debt or damages,.40 cents for bond Cost ^of suit^ $7 -- $1.67 Sheriff's half commission amounting in the whole to the sum of $69.07 aforesaid against the said J R Rice and we the said W A Chambers security have hereby replevied the same.

Witness our hands and seals this 7 day of July 1863

J R Rice

William Chambers J D Hale

attest Jno C Gabhart D.S

Upon which Replevin bond an Execution issued on the 30th October 1863 which has not been returned

State of Kentucky Mercer Circuit } Sct

I Richard Clerk Mercer Circuit Court certify that the within Judgment Replevin bond and date of Execution on Said bond is a true copy as is of record and on file in the office of the Clerk of

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the Mercer Circuit

Given under my hand this 20 day of June 1863

Richard Board Clerk Mercer Circuit Court

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Commonwealth vs } Copy Replevin Bond &c John Rice & others