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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-0001-004-2675 BR16-302

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-09 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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The Commonwealth of Kentucky, AGAINST Patrick Welch.

Jefferson Circuit Court, September Term, A. D. 1865.

The Grand Jurors of the County of in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Patrick Welch of the Crime of Grand Larceny committed in manner and form as follows, to=wit: The said Patrick Welch in the said County of Jefferson on the day of May A. D. 1865, with force and arms feloniously did take steal and carry away one hunting Case gold Watch worth One Hundred and fifty dollars ($150) the property of John M. Stokes Jr. contrary to the form of the statute in such cases, made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

J. R Dupuy Commonwealth's Attorney.

Witnesses: John M Stokes Jr Thomas Welch (lives in New Albany) Thomas Akers (Marshall of New Albany)

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We of the Jury find the prisoner guilty as charged in the within Indictment and sentence him to confinement in the Jail and Penitentiary house for one year But we recommend him to the Clemency of the Governor

D Merewether foreman

A Copy att Jas P. Chambers clk

The Commonwealth of Kentucky. Indictment. vs } Grand Larceny Patrick Welch A True Bill. Joseph T. Tompkins Foreman. 1865 Sept 5. Recieved from Grand Jury and filed