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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-0001-004-2004 BR14-159 to BR-160

Ohio County, Kentucky Moses Baer (Hartford retail liquor dealer) N00002805 1836-02-21 1894-09-11 Categories: People

Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky, retail liquor dealer. Native of Germany. Son of Isak Baer and Judith Hausmann Baer. Retail liquor dealer in Hartford, Kentucky in 1863 and 1865.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

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), Ohio County, KY, p. 401, (Accessed via ancestry.com). Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866 NARA RG 58, Microfilm Series M768, Ohio County, Kentucky, 1865, p. 63 (Accessed via ancestry.com). "Moses Baer (1836-1894)," Find A Grave, Memorial 97075461, accessed June 7, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97075461. Anderson [Unknown] (Ohio County, Kentucky, enslaved man. Enslaved by Maria Anna Eidson Taylor.) N00017711 Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, enslaved man. Enslaved by Maria Anna Eidson Taylor in Ohio County in 1862. Hired by Alexander Barnett Baird in Ohio County in 1862.

Relationships Slavery: Maria Anna Eidson Taylor (Ohio County, Kentucky, resident and slaveholder.) Economic: Moses Baer (Hartford retail liquor dealer) Slavery: Alexander Barnett Baird (Ohio Co. Ct. Judge)

KYR-0001-004-2004. Maria Anna Eidson Taylor (Ohio County, Kentucky, resident and slaveholder.) N00017695 1833-04-23 1890-09-12 Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Married to Godfrey Taylor in Ohio County on May 5, 1852. Mother of Sallie H. Taylor, Jennie Taylor, and Lucie Taylor. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in Ohio County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 789. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 157A. "Mary Ann Eidson Griffin (1833-1890)," Find A Grave, Memorial #32174805, accessed June 7, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32174805. Alexander Barnett Baird (Ohio Co. Ct. Judge) N00002026 1821-02-12 1892-03-20 Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, farmer and county judge. Ohio County native. Son of James and Rebecca Barnett Baird. Married Sallie M. Barnett Baird in Ohio County on December 24, 1844. Father of Laura Baird, Clinton T. Baird, Naomi Baird, Prudence Baird, Estell B. Baird, Alexander Baird, and Lillie Baird. Deputy Sheriff of the Ohio County Court in 1843. County assessor of the Ohio County Court in 1847. Farmer in Ohio County in 1850. Magistrate of the Ohio County Court in 1851. County Judge of the Ohio County Court from 1854 to 1862. Hotel keeper in Ohio County in 1860. Postmaster for Hartford in Ohio County from September 5, 1863, to May 29, 1865.

Relationships Political: Ohio County Court Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 2, p. 55B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 201. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 504A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Ohio County Marriages, Film 001913021. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Ohio County, Kentucky, vol. 28. J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin, Kentucky: A History of the State, 2nd ed. (Louisville and Chicago: F. A. Battey and Company, 1885), 929-30. "Alexander Barnett Baird (1821 - 1892)," Find A Grave, Memorial 32065367, accessed September 21, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32065367. Virgil Porter Addington (Ohio County, Kentucky, merchant and tailor.) N00017696 1833-02-01 1883-08-14 Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, tailor. Kentucky native. Son of Henry Addington and Mary Addington. Married to Dorcas Anne Barnes Addington in Ohio County, Kentucky, in December 1855. Father of Lelia Addington Fogle. Tailor in Ohio County in 1850. Tailor in Ohio County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1, p. 46A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 788. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 503B. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 11072. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Ohio County Marriages, Film 000494956. "Virgil P. Addington," The Hartford Herald (Hartford, KY), September 5, 1883, p. 3. "Virgil Porter Addington (1833-1883)," Find A Grave, Memorial 52141247, accessed June 7, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52141247. John Ford (Mentioned in an Ohio County, Kentucky, court document related to Moses Baer.) N00017700 1834? Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, barkeeper and farmer. Kentucky native. Barkeeper in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1860. Farmer in Ohio County in 1863.

Relationships Political: Ohio Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 787. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Ohio County, KY, July 1863, p. 20. John Thomas (Ohio County, Kentucky, saddler apprentice.) N00017708 1843? Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, saddler apprentice. Kentucky native. Son of Mary Thomas. Saddler apprentice in Ohio County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 788. Thomas Moseley (Ohio County, Kentucky, resident. ) N00017699 1844? Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of Robert Moseley and Amanda Moseley. Resident of Ohio County in 1850. Resident of Ohio County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1, p. 42A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford District, p. 780. William Mauzy (Ohio County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00017709 1845-12-27 1911-06-11 Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Squire Mauzy and Louisa Mauzy. Resident of Ohio County in 1850. Resident of Ohio County in 1860. Farmer in Ohio County in 1865. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private and corporal from February 4, 1865, to September 20, 1865.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1, p. 47B Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 784. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 501A. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0478. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 406. "William Harrison Mauzy (1845-1911)," Find A Grave, Memorial 53110913, accessed June 8, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53110913. Joseph Leach (Ohio County, Kentucky, farmer and merchant. ) N00017710 1795-10-12 1863-04-12 Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, farmer and merchant. Maryland native. Married to Altha Miller Leach in Ohio County, Kentucky, on May 4, 1819. Father of Martha Ann Leach Coleman, James Leach, Lizetta C. Leach Hocker, Asberry D. Leach, John M. Leach, and Nancy Leach Montague. Farmer in Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1850. Merchant in Ohio County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1, p. 19A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Cromwell District, p. 682. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, X County Marriages, Film 000494956. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Ohio County Wills, vol. D, 1862-1911, p. 10. "Joseph Leach (1795-1864)," Find A Grave, Memorial 67825971, accessed November 4, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67825971. Alonzo L. Morton (Ohio Circuit Ct. Clerk) N00001691 1837-04-14 1900-11-07 Categories: People

Ohio County, Kentucky, court clerk. Kentucky native. Son of Isaac Morton and Sarah H. Morton. Resident of Ohio County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned twenty enslaved persons in Ohio County in 1850. Deputy Clerk of the Ohio Circuit Court in Ohio County in 1860. Household owned twenty enslaved persons in Ohio County in 1860. Clerk of the Ohio Circuit Court in 1865.

Relationships Economic: Ohio Circuit Court Legal: Moses Baer (Hartford retail liquor dealer) Legal: Ohio Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1, pp. 46A-46B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, District 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 784. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, pp. 156A-156B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Hartford, p. 505B. "Alonzo L. Morton," The Hartford Herald (Hartford, KY), November 14, 1900, p. 3. KYR-0001-004-1778. Ohio County, Kentucky P00002417 Categories: Places

County in western Kentucky. Seat at Hartford. Located on the Green River.

Relationships Legal: John Thomas (Ohio County, Kentucky, saddler apprentice.) Legal: Alonzo L. Morton (Ohio Circuit Ct. Clerk) Legal: Virgil Porter Addington (Ohio County, Kentucky, merchant and tailor.) Legal: Peter Thomas (Ohio County, Kentucky, saddler apprentice.) Legal: Thomas Moseley (Ohio County, Kentucky, resident. ) Legal: John Ford (Mentioned in an Ohio County, Kentucky, court document related to Moses Baer.)

37.4512, -86.9092 "Hartford, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 24, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 218. Ohio Circuit Court O00000484 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 3rd Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): James Stewart. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Cicero Maxwell and John Chapeze. Clerk(s): A. L. Morton.

Relationships Legal: Moses Baer (Hartford retail liquor dealer) Legal: John J. Harrison (Ohio County, KY, attorney) Legal: John Raley (Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky, farmer)

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-308; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document 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,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-306; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document 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,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document 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,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-350. 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. Ohio County, Kentucky 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 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. 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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Ohio Circuit Court The Commonwealth of Kentucky Against } Indictment Moses Baer

The Grand Jury of Ohio County in the name of and by the Authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Moses Baer, not being a physician, of the offence of giving loaning and selling to the slave of Another, without the written order of the owner of said Slave, or of the person who, for the time being, had the legal Control of the service of said Slave. And not having at the time, said slave under his control, spirituous, Malt and vinous Liquors. Committed as follows viz

The said Moses Baer, not being a physician on the day of May 1862 And on divers days since in the County aforesaid, did, sell, give and loan to Anderson a slave, spiritous liquors malt and vinous liquors, said slave then and there belonged to Mrs Maria Ann Taylor, but was then and there under the Control of A, B, Baird, And who then and there had legal control of the services of said slave And the said Baer, did then and there, give loan and sell spiritous liquors to said slave as aforesaid, without the written order. of the said Mrs Maria Ann Taylor, and without the written order of the said Baird, And not himself, then and there having the said slave under his control, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,

Information given by Mrs Maria A. Taylor

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A, B, Baird, Virgil Addington, John Ford, John Thomas Thomas Mosely and William Mauzy,

A true bill Joseph Leach Foreman

A. Copy Attest A. L. Morton clerk Ohio Circuit Court

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The Comth of Ky vs } sellling Liquor to a slave Moses Baer

A. True bill Jos Leach foreman of the Grand Jury
Filed March 28th 1863 A. L. Morton clk A Copy att A. L Morton