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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-0001-004-2318 BR15-205

Spencer County, Kentucky Spencer County, Kentucky Legal/Financial English 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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Spencer Circuit Court September Term A D 1865 The Commonwealth of Kentucky against Elisha Hedden

The Grand Jury of Spencer County in the name and by the Authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Accuse Elisha Hedden of the Crime of Robbery Committed as follows The said Elisha Hedden in the aforesaid Spencer County on the day of September A D 1864 wilfully wickedy feloniously and of his malice aforethought by violence did take and Carry away One double barelled shot gun worth thirty Dollars and one revolving pistol worth twenty Dollars the property of Anderson Rice from the possession presence and Custody of the Said Rice against his will and consent & by putting the said Rice in great fear of Some Serious & immediate injury to his life and limb & liberty at the hands of the Said Hedden against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

J R Dupuy Comm. Atty

Oliver Tichener Anderson Rice Thos Tichener J T. Rice

A Copy Test Thos J Barker clk

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Commonwealth of Ky vs } Indictment Elisha Hedden copied for wife fee 23 cts Test Thos J Barker clk 2