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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-1381 MG21-320

Hancock County, Kentucky Hancock County, Kentucky 1859-08 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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Hancock Circuit Court August term 1859. The Commonwealth of Kentucky against Daniel Cook

The grand Jury of Hancock County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Daniel Cook of the offence of unlawfully. Shooting at another with intent to kill, or wound such person without inflicting a wound. Committed as follows. viz: the Said Daniel Cook on the 20th day of August 1859, in the County aforesaid, did unlawfully Shoot at one. Hutchinson with intent to kill or wound him the Said Hutchinson but without inflicting a wound on him the Said -- Hutchinson: the Said offence being done against the peace and at dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,

Cicero Maxwell, attorney for the Commonwealth

Information given by Erastus Sandford. &. Robert A Higdon,

Summons for Commonwealth, Abraham Callinder, Tilman H Radford., James, Conner. Richard Harding,

A Copy Attest Jas E Sloneclk H C C

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Hancock Cir Ct $100. } Recog Jno. C. Thomas & others Remission IssdSept. 12. 1861