<title type="main">Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Benjamin Houser, James Taylor, William Harrison, Jr., Terry Brown, William Clark, Lycurges Hudson, and Jessee Hill, Indictment Edition created from new transcripts of this manuscript. Initial upload of this work's facsimile images and metadata to FromThePage for editing Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Administrator of the CWGK Migration transcription project on FromThePage Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections made one edit on June 21, 2025. Dynamic TEI export from FromThePage (version 22.10)

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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-0001-004-3349 BR42-197

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The Commonwealth of Kentucky Against } Anderson ^County^ Circt Court Benjamin Houser James Taylor William Harrison jr Terry Brown William Clark Lycurges Hudson, and Jessee Hill

The Grand Jury of Anderson in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Benjamin Houser James Taylor William Harrison jr Terry Brown William Clark Lycurges Hudson and Jessee Hill of the crime of Murder and committed as follows The said Benjamin Houser James Taylor Wm Harrison Jr Terry Brown William Clark Lycurges Hudson and Jessee Hill on the 5th day of July 1864 in the county aforesaid did feloniously and of malice aforethought kill and murder John Ash by shooting him with a gun or pistol against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Witness before the Jury James Green Benj Ash Mary.E. Spoonerman S H Noble Atty for Comth