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Bourbon County, Kentucky William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) N00000822 1822-01-02 1898-06-25 Categories: People

Kentucky attorney, farmer, soldier, and politician. Graduate of Transylvania University law department. Admitted to the bar in 1846. Attorney in Paris, Kentucky. Married to Lucy Ann Frances Blythe Simms. Father of Lucy Blythe Simms, William E. Simms, Jr., and Edward Francis Simms. Served as a captain in the Mexican War. Elected as a member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1849 and 1851. Democratic Party member of the Eighth Congressional District of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1859 to 1861. Served as a colonel in the Confederate Army. Served in the 1st Battalion, Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) as a lieutenant colonel. Resigned on February 17, 1862, to serve as a Kentucky senator in the Congress of the Confederate States of America. Member of both the First and Second Confederate Congresses from 1862 to 1865.

Relationships Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court Political: William Preston (Kentucky politician, attorney, and soldier.) Political: George Baird Hodge (Kentucky attorney, soldier CSA, Rep to congress (prov gov & CSA)) Political: Eli Metcalfe Bruce (Kentucky merchant, philanthropist, soldier, Representative (Confederate)) Political: James Stone Chrisman (Wayne Co, KY, Prov gov council member, Rep (CSA), attorney) Political: James Preston Bates (Barren Co, Ky, attorney, postmaster, and prov govt) Political: John Watkins Crockett, Jr. (McCracken & Henderson cos, KY, attorney and representative (Confederate)) Political: Willis Benson Machen (Lyon County, KY, attorney, farmer, iron manufacturer, and politician (KY & Confederate)) Political: Philip Burton Thompson, Sr. (KY prov govt, attorney ) Political: Provisional Government of Kentucky Political: Robert Y. Thomas, Sr. (Logan Co, Ky, Methodist minister and prov govt chaplain) Political: Henry Cornelius Burnett (Trigg County, Kentucky, attorney and politician, colonel CSA, prov govt rep & senator) Political: P. N. Smith (Jessamine County) Political: Woodson Dickerson (Nicholasville, Kentucky, druggist) Political: S. Noland (Commonwealth attorney) Political: Melvin T. Lowry (Jessamine County, Kentucky, county and circuit court clerk) Political: William R. Welch (Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, farmer, attornery, and notary public) Political: United States Congress Political: Jessamine Circuit Court Political: John B. Cook (Nicholasville, Kentucky, grocery keeper) Political: William H. Daniel (Jessamine County, Kentucky, resident, prov govt) Political: Provisional Council Political: Thomas Johnson (Montgomery Co, KY, farmer, prov Congress, maj & lt col KY Mounted Rifles CSA) Political: Confederate States of America Political: Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America Social: John L. Scott (Frankfort, Kentucky, Commonwealth's attorney.) Legal: James H. McCampbell (Shelby County, Kentucky, Justice of the Peace, constable, 2nd lieut & capt 6th Ky Inf (USA))

Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, Paris, p. 37. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, s.v. “Simms, William Emmett,” (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000421) (accessed December 19, 2016). “Simms, William Emmett,” The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 822-823. Find A Grave, “William Emmett Simms (1822-1898)," Memorial 68457590, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7397766, (accessed December 19, 2016). William S. Downey (Bourbon County, Kentucky, commonwealth's attorney) N00006117 1824? Categories: People

Bourbon County, Kentucky, commonwealth's attorney. Indiana native. Married to Lucy Ann Embry Downey in Madison County, Kentucky on May 18, 1845. Father of Mary E. Downey. Married to Emily Jane Robinson Burbridge Downey in Scott County on January 28, 1858. Father of Willie H. Downey and Minna "Minnie" Shreve Downey. Attorney in Clark County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Clark County in 1850. Attorney in Bourbon County in 1860. Commonwealth's attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial District from 1860 to 1866. Owned nineteen enslaved persons in Clark County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court Legal: Madison Circuit Court Legal: Fayette Circuit Court Legal: William L. Taylor (Fayette County, Kentucky, hack driver and livery stable keeper) Social: David Ingles (Lexington, Kentucky, hack driver and dray man) Legal: Clark Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark, Winchester, p. 41B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark, Winchester, p. 307. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark, Winchester, p. 871. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark, Winchester, p. 346A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Madison County Marriages, Film 000183302. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Scott County Marriages, Film 000183225. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1860, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 355-59. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, No. 24 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Robert M. Buckner (town marshal, Paris, Bourbon County) N00006118 1825? Categories: People

Paris, Kentucky, town marshal. Virginia native. Married to Willina J. Abbott Buckner in Bourbon County, Kentucky, on December 23, 1852. Town marshal in Paris, Kentucky, in 1860.

Relationships Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court Social: Lewis Cheek (Franklin County, Kentucky, grocer.)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon, Paris, p. 487. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Bourbon County Marriages, p. 1 of 13 on microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). R. P. Grimes (farmer, Bourbon County) N00006119 1830? Categories: People

Bourbon County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Farmer in Bourbon County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon, Eastern Division, p. 13. S. Clay, Jr (Bourbon County) N00006120 Categories: People

Witness in an indictment against William E. Simms for treason.

Relationships Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court

KYR-0001-005-0124. F. Troutman (Bourbon County) N00006121 Categories: People

Witness in an indictment against William E. Simms for treason.

Relationships Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court

KYR-0001-005-0124. Ben Schooler (Bourbon County) N00006122 Categories: People

Witness in an indictment against William E. Simms for treason.

Relationships Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court

KYR-0001-005-0124. Allen Bashford (Bourbon County) N00006123 1805? Categories: People

Paris, Kentucky, blacksmith. Ohio native. Married to Lucy Bashford. Blacksmith in Paris in 1860.

Relationships Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon, Paris, p. 10. James Paton (Clerk of Bourbon Circuit Court) N00006124 1801 1890 Categories: People

Bourbon County, Kentucky, court clerk. Virginia native. Married to Elizabeth Paton. Father of James C. Paton, Ben G. Paton, Edward Paton, Joseph Paton, Alice Paton, and Fannie Paton. Deputy clerk in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Bourbon County in 1850. Clerk of the Bourbon Circuit Court in Bourbon County from 1860 to 1866.

Relationships Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, District 2, p. 256A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, District 2, p. 390. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon, District 1, p. 522. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1860, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 355-59. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, No. 24 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. “James Patton (1801-1890),” Find A Grave, Memorial 153832160, accessed June 5, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153832160. Ben G. Paton (Bourbon County, Kentucky, attorney and deputy circuit court clerk) N00006125 1837? Categories: People

Bourbon County, Kentucky, attorney and deputy circuit court clerk. Kentucky native. Son of James Paton and Elizabeth Paton. Deputy circuit courk clerk in 1865. Attorney in Bourbon County in 1870.

Relationships Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court Familial: James Paton (Clerk of Bourbon Circuit Court)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon, District 1, p. 40. KYR-0001-005-0124. Charles S. Brent (Bourbon County, Kentucky, banker) N00006126 1811-01-28 1881-02-16 Categories: People

Bourbon County, Kentucky, merchant and banker. Son of Hugh Brent. Married to Susan Clarissa Taylor Brent in Bourbon County on July 19, 1831. Father of Hugh Taylor Brant. Married to Matilda Chambers Brent. Father of John Brent, Elizabeth Brent, J. Sprigg Brent, Belle Hart Brent, Charles Brent, Hannah Brent, Thomas J. Brent, James A. Brent, Matilda Brent, Henry C. Brent, and Kelly Brent. Married to Martha Harding Ford Brent. Merchant in Bourbon County in 1850. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Bourbon County in 1850. Banker in Bourbon County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: William Emmett Simms (Kentucky Confederate soldier and politician) Legal: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Legal: Bourbon Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, District 2, p. 246A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, District 2. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon, Paris, p. 489. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon, Paris Ward 1, p. 424B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Bourbon County Marriages, Film 000851644. George Norbury Mackenzie, ed., Colonial Families of the United States of America: In Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies from the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775, vol. II (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1966), p. 419. "Charles Scott Brent (1811-1881)," Find A Grave, Memorial 89874910, accessed December 8, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89874910. Bourbon County, Kentucky P00000515 Categories: Places

County in north central Kentucky. Seat at Paris.

38.2171, -84.2279 H.E. Everman, "Bourbon County," in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, John E Kleber ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2000), 104-05. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Bourbon County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on April 20, 2020). Bourbon Circuit Court O00000350 1793 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 13th Judicial District of Kentucky. Judge(s): William C. Goodloe. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): William S. Downey. Clerk(s): James Paton.

Relationships Legal: Robert H. Thompson (Bourbon County) Legal: Samuel Williams (Illinois and Fleming County) Legal: Willoughby Sanford Scott (Bourbon County, Kentucky, farmer and slave trader) Legal: George Parker (Bourbon County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Jack G. Davis (Convict in the Kentucky State Penitentiary) Legal: William Jones (Frankfort, Kentucky, druggist) Legal: Warren B. Rogers (Bourbon Co) Legal: Jesse H. Boulden (Bourbon Co) Legal: Jeremiah Duncan (Bourbon Co) Legal: Thomas L. Arnold (Bourbon Co merchant) Legal: James K. Jameson (Bourbon Co) Legal: Isral Becraft (Bourbon County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Valentine Hildreth (Bourbon Co) Legal: David M. Dodge (Bourbon Co farmer) Legal: Thomas Stone (Bourbon County, KY, farmer) Legal: Christopher C. Skillman (Bourbon Co farmer) Legal: Francis Hardesty (Bourbon County) Legal: Harvey W. Letton (Bourbon County, Kentucky, farmer) Economic: John G. Paton (Deputy Bourbon Co Circuit Court Clerk) Economic: James Paton (Clerk of Bourbon Circuit Court) Legal: John G. Paton (Deputy Bourbon Co Circuit Court Clerk) Legal: James Paton (Clerk of Bourbon Circuit Court) Legal: Herman Hollander (Bourbon County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: E. L. Cowles (Bourbon County, Kentucky, gamer) Legal: Christopher C. Rogers (Bourbon County, Kentucky, trader)

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky O00000923 1792 Categories: Organizations

Legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Comprised of the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Kentucky Senate.

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DeHaven (Oldham County State Sen/Rep) Political: Henry Davis McHenry (Ohio Co., KY, state rep & senator) Political: Martin Pickett Marshall (Mason Co. State Senator) Political: Curtis Field Burnam (Madison County. KY, attorney & State Rep) Political: Willis W. Gardner (Union co. State Sen.) Political: Joshua Barnes (Bath Co., KY, State Rep. & doctor) Political: James Calvert (Boone County, Kentucky, sheriff and politician) Political: Richard J. Browne (Washington Co, KY, State Rep & attorney) Political: Nathaniel Wolfe (Louisville, Kentucky, attorney, Ky rep & senator) Political: Walter C. Whitaker (Shelby Co. Ky state sen; col & genl 6th Ky Inf & Army of Cumberland USA) Political: John L. Irvan (Calloway Co. state rep) Political: John R. Thomas (Marion Co., Ky, State rep & attorney) Political: Zebulon Ward (Woodford co State Rep & former penitentiary lessee) Political: John S. Van Winkle (Wayne Co state rep) Political: Elijah Gabbert (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and KY state rep) Political: Jonas Martin (Livingston and Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer and politician.) Political: William S. Rankin (Grant County, KY, State Rep) Political: Joshua Fry Bell (Boyle Co., KY, attorney & politician) Political: Isaac Price Miller (Jefferson co. farmer & politician) Political: James Speed (U.S. Atty. General, Louisville, KY atty & state senator) Political: John B. Bruner (Breckinridge Co., KY, atty & state senator) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Economic: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Kentucky Home Guard Military: 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Kentucky State Militia Political: John Flavel Fisk, Sr. (Covington, Kentucky, attorney and politician) Political: Leonidas Polk (Louisiana, bishop and general (C.S.A.)) Political: Simon Bolivar Buckner (Kentucky inspector general and general CSA) Political: T. & J. F. Jefferson Political: Martin A. Walker (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer) Political: Charles Gaupin (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: William H. Landrum (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: John Cullen (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: Francis Linnemann (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer) Political: Joseph Francis Terstegge (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: John Rausch Gheens (Jefferson County, KY, grocer & flour dealer) Political: Peter Klippel (Jefferson County, KY, grocer and flour dealer) Political: Samuel Harris (Jefferson County, KY, peddler and flour dealer) Political: Frank Struck (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: Elias T. Oberdorfer (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: John T. Doyle (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: James Collings (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: Alexander F. Clark (Jefferson County, KY, wholesale & retail grocer & flour dealer) Political: Christopher Abel (Jefferson County, KY, grocer & flour dealer & grocer) Political: Philip Winkler (Jefferson County, KY, grocer & flour dealer) Political: Joseph Martin (Jefferson County, KY, wholesale grocer & flour dealer) Political: William Gathright (Jefferson County, KY, merchant and flour dealer) Political: John R. Knott (Jefferson County, KY, clerk and flour dealer) Political: John J. Ellis (Jefferson County, KY, grocer & flour dealer) Political: Michael Enright (Jefferson County, KY, retail grocer & flour dealer) Political: Martin Breen (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: George Hill (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer) Political: John Snyder & Co. Political: John Gaffenberger (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer) Political: Thomas McGrain, Jr. (Jefferson Co, KY, & Harrison Co, IN, clerk, flour dealer & merchant) Political: Paul Wilhelm Carle (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: James Kennedy (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer) Political: Stege & Reiling Political: Montgomery & Bro. Political: E. T. Sale & Co. Political: Marshall Halbert & Co. Political: Castleman, Murrell & Co. Political: Lane & Bartlett Wholesale Grocers Political: Albert Engelhard (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & wholesale grocer) Political: Nock, Wicks & Co. Political: Jack & Brother Wholesale Grocers Political: G. McCullum & Co. Political: Tait, Anderson & Co. Political: Baldwin Sanderson & Co. Political: Sage Bower & Co. Political: Billing & Dreisbach Political: Smith & Smyser Political: John B. McIlvain & Son Political: John Cochran & Son Political: J. Vernon & Son Political: N. S. Glore & Co. 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Robert M. Ireland, The Kentucky State Constitution: A Reference Guide (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999). “Kentucky General Assembly.” Constitution of Kentucky, Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, 2019, apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/constitution (Accessed July 23, 2019). Bourbon County, Kentucky Legal/Financial English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 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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Bourbonn CIRCUIT COURT.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, AGAINST

William E. Simms

THE GRAND JURY of Bourbon county, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse William E Simms of the Crime of Treason, committed as follows, viz: The said William E. Simms on the 24th day of November 1862, in the county aforesaid, being an inhabitant of and residing in said Commonwealth, in the county aforesaid, and owing allegiance and fidelity to said Commonwealth, did unlawfully, maliciously and traitoriously, compass, imagine and intend to raise and levy war, insurrection and rebellion against said Commonwealth; and the said with a multitude of persons unknown to this Grand Jury, did assemble themselves together in said Commonwealth, armed with guns, swords and other warlike weapons, to be used traitoriously against said Commonwealth, and did, then and there, wickedly, unlawfully and maliciously ordain, prepare and levy war publicly against said Commonwealth, contrary to the duty of his allegiance and fidelity and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

W. S. DOWNEY, COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY.

WITNESSES:

R M. Buckner

R. T. Grimes

S. Clay Jr

F. Troutman

Ben Schooler

Allen Bashford

A copy att James Paton Clk

By Ben G. Paton D. C

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Bourbon County vs

The Commonwealth of Kentucky agt } "copy" Indictment for treason William Simms

A True Bill

C S. Brent Foreman

Filed Novr 29th 1862 Bench Warrant issd Dec 3rd 1862 1863 Apr Filed away with leave to reinstate on Docket

A Copy Att J. Paton clk By Ben G. Paton D C

Fee 50¢ paid 23d Oct 1865 Respited until end next General Assembly,