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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-0001-004-3020 BR43-128

Clay County, Kentucky Clay County, Kentucky Legal/Financial English 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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Clay Circuit Court The Commonwealth of Kentucky against } Indictment G W Stivers

The Grand Jury of Clay County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse George W Stivers of the crime of Murder committed as follows viz

The said George W Stivers did on the 19th day of Nov 1863, in the county aforesaid with malice aforethought kill and murder Jerry Griffin by shooting him with a pistol against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,

H J Finley Comwlths atty

Witnesses J H Pierce John Lankesly Isaac Holland William Carroll Mrs Cid Williams Lieut Smith

(Endorsements) A True bill AT White foreman filed Nov Term 1863, Bail $200 a copy attest S W Price Clerk Clay Circuit Court