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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-0001-004-1192 BR11-331 to BR11-332

Christian County, Kentucky Christian County, Kentucky 1864-09-26 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "4": 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 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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Christian Circuit Court -- The Commonwealth of Kentucky against } March Term 1864 William Hunt

The Grandjury of Christian County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse William Hunt of the offense of keeping a Gameing house, Committed as follows -- viz --

The said William Hunt on the 10th day of January 1864 and on divers other days and times in the County aforesaid; did willfully and knowingly suffer games of Cards, and games with divers other gaming implements, to be played in a house in his occupation and under his Control, at which said games, money & other things of value were won and lost -- and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Information Given by A. W. Copeland Henry Edmonson R T. McDaniel Emmerson Henderson A. R. Murphy W. D. Fuller B. S. Campbell Foreman Grand jury E. P. Campbell attorneyforCommonwealth

Upon which Indictment the following action was taken by the Court --

Tuesday Sept. 20th. 1864

The Commonwealth of Kentucky vs } an Indictment for Keeping a Gaming house

The Commonwealth attorney came and the

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Deft. also, and by mutual Consent this cause is now taken up for trial, and deft says he doth not deny the allegations made against him in the Indictment -- but says he is guilty as charged, whereupon by consent of parties the following Jury were sworn to assess the fine -- To wit -- J. E. Summers, O. S. Brown, W. P Hopkins, W. W. Boyd Jno. Carr, C.T. Lewis, James Witty, A. Palmer, J. R. Brown, & G.W Graves, and being instructed by the Court returned the following Verdict-Towit -- "We of the Jury fine the Defendant Two Hundred Dollars &c W. P. Hopkins one of the Jury" -- Whereupon it is considered by the Court that the Commonwealth of Kentucky recover of the Defendant Two Hundred Dollars the amount of the fine for his offense=and also the Costs of this prosecution --

A true Copy -- Att. Joab Clark

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Commonwealth vs } Indictment &c William Hunt

Copy -- for Def

Rec'd 26th Septr 1864

Fee $.50