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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-0001-004-2244 BR15-67

Mercer County, Kentucky Mercer 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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Be it remembered that heretofore to wit: on the 15 day of Oct 1865 the following Indictment was found by the grand Jury of Mercer County Ky to wit:

The Commonwealth of Kentucky against } Mercer County Circuit Court John Hudson

The Grand Jury of Mercer County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse -- John Hudson of the offence of Grand Larceny committed as follows the said John Hudson in the 1st day of July 1863 in the county aforesaid, did unlawfully and feloniously steal, take and carry away one horse beast of value of seventy five dollars of the personal property of William Hickman agaisnt the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Witnesses before the Jury Harvey Cunningham S D Ervin W H Hawkins N E Clelland James Nichols James Currens W B Hickman

L H Noble Attorney for the Commonwealth

upon the Back of the foregoing are the following endorsements to wit:

A true Bill William Daviess foreman of Grand Jury

1863 Oct ^15^ filed Richard Board clk

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A Copy Attest Richard Board clk

The Commwth vs } Copy Indict John Hudson For Deft Fee.50

Mercer Cir Ct vs John Hudson Pardoned 10th Aug 1865