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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-0001-004-2016 BR14-176

Caldwell County, Kentucky Caldwell County, Kentucky 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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Caldwell Circuit. Court. The Commonwealth of Kentucky Against } June Term 1865. James. B. Fletcher, Charles Johnson, James P. Wilson, George H Rankin John C Duke, and Charlton Duke,

The Grand Jury of Caldwell County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse James B Fletcher, Charles Johnson, James P Wilson, George H Rankin, John. C. Duke. Charlton Duke of the crime of Horse Stealing, committed as follows, viz: The said James B. Fletcher, Charles Johnson, James P. Wilson, George H Rankin, John C Duke, and Charlton Duke on the 3rd day of June 1864, in the County aforesaid Willfully and feloniously and during the night time took and carried away with intent to steal and did steal one iron gray horse the personal property of R. B. Ratliff and of the value of One hundred Dollars $100. and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky..

Information given by R B Ratliff. John J McLin. A. C. Mayes. Wm H Owen Frank Dabney. F A Tier and Robert. L. Wilson J. W. McCoy. Foreman Grand Jury. E. P. Campbell attorney for the Commonwealth.

A Copy Atteste J. C. Barnes. clk. By F. W. Dabney D C.

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Bench warant to issue. bail fixed at $500. each

R. T. Petree. Judge, a copy

Caldwell Crt Ct Comlth vs } Indictment for horse Stealing James B. Fletcher. Johnson & others

a true bill J. W. McCoy. foreman grand Jury.
Filed & noted in open Court June 12th 1865. att F. W. Dabney D C.
A Copy.
fee 30ยข Campbell. atty