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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0060 R3-96

Shelby County, Kentucky John Anderson (Accused of murdering Isham Curtis Moody ) N00017370 Categories: People

Shelby County, Kentucky, resident and soldier. Shelby County, Kentucky, resident in 1862. Accused of murdering Isham Curtis Moody in Shelby County in 1861. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (C.S.A.) as a private from September 10, 1862.

Relationships Legal: James L. Caldwell (Judge Shelby Co Court) Legal: Shelby Circuit Court Legal: William Henry Allison (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. ) Legal: Zachariah Lee (Franklin County, Kentucky, farm laborer. ) Social: Isham Curtis Moody (Henry County, Kentucky, resident and murder victim.)

"Caught" Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY),, August 14, 1862, p. 1. "The Shelby News", Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), October 17, 1862, p. 1. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65, vol. 1 (Frankfort: Legislature of Kentucky, 1915), p. 616. KYR-0001-029-0060. Isham Curtis Moody (Henry County, Kentucky, resident and murder victim.) N00017366 1842-12-30 1862-01-09 Categories: People

Henry County, Kentucky, resident. Henry County, Kentucky, native. Son of Isham W. Moody and Eliza J. Moody. Student in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned eight enslaved persons in Henry County in 1850. Resident of Henry County in 1860. Household owned eight enslaved persons in Henry County in 1860. Murdered in Shelby County, Kentucky in 1862.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 2, p. 441B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 2, p. 627. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 142. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 191A. "Isham Curtis Moody (1842-1862)," Find A Grave, Memorial #65940000, accessed March 26, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65940000. William Henry Allison (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. ) N00017369 1836-06-30 1911-03-19 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Shelby County, Kentucky, native. Son of William Allison and Nancy Allison. Married to Sarah Frances Rogers Allison in Shelby County, Kentucky, in September 15, 1856. Father of William Nicholas Allison and James H. Allison. Resident of Franklin County in 1850. Farmer in Franklin County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Zachariah Lee (Franklin County, Kentucky, farm laborer. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 89B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 370. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994034, Franklin County Marriages. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #3268. "William Henry Allison (1836-1911)," Find A Grave, Memorial #43330449, accessed March 29, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43330449. Zachariah Lee (Franklin County, Kentucky, farm laborer. ) N00017367 1833-11-09 1865-05-01 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, farm laborer and farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Zachariah Lee and Levina Lee. Married to Irene Allison Lee. Father of Harry Clinton Lee. Student in Franklin County, Kentucky in 1850. Farm laborer in Franklin County in 1860. Farmer in Franklin County in 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 90a. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 367. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Franklin County, KY, July1863, p. 13. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #6720. "Zachariah Lee (1833-1865)," Find A Grave, Memorial #43196154, accessed March 28, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/43196154. James L. Caldwell (Judge Shelby Co Court) N00002293 1825 1882-11-22 Categories: People

Shelby County, Kentucky, attorney and judge. Montgomery County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary L. Middleton Caldwell in Shelby County, Kentucky, on June 15, 1847. Father of Sarah "Sallie" Caldwell, Eugene Caldwell, Bettie V. Caldwell, Mary A. Caldwell, and Clarence Caldwell. Attended Bethel College in Russellville, Kentucky. Attended Bethany College in Bethany, Virginia. Attorney in Shelby County in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Shelby County in 1850. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Shelby County from 1851 to 1852 and from 1855 to 1856. Presiding Judge of the Shelby County Court from 1859 to 1871. Attorney and farmer in Shelby County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Shelby County in 1860. Member of the Christian Church of Shelbyville in Shelbyville.

Relationships Political: Shelby County Court Social: James W. Crawford (Shelby Co., KY, merchant and farmer) Social: Jacob E. Sandusky (Sodowsky) (Shelby county farmer) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Political: Shelby Circuit Court Legal: William Henry Allison (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. ) Legal: Zachariah Lee (Franklin County, Kentucky, farm laborer. ) Social: James E. McClain (Shelby County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District No. 2, p. 369B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 797. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 275B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, X County Marriages, Film 000259289. "Judge James Lafayette Caldwell (1825 - 1882)," Find A Grave, Memorial #104690651, accessed September 28, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104690651. W. H. Perrin, J. H. Battle, and G. C. Kniffin, Kentucky: A History of the State, 6th ed. (Louisville and Chicago: F. A. Battey and Company, 1888), 770. Shelby County, Kentucky P001013 Categories: Places

County in north central Kentucky. Seat at Shelbyville.

38.212, -85.2236 Ron D. Bryant, "Shelby County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber, (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 816. "Shelbyville County, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 30, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Franklin County, Kentucky P001019 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Frankfort. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 16, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, "Franklin County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 354-56. Shelby Circuit Court O00000575 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 7th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Peter B. Muir and George W. Johnston. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Edwin S. Craig and James Robert Dupuy. Clerk(s): William A. Jones and John Robinson.

Relationships Legal: Thomas B. Cochran (Shelby County, KY, attorney and Lt Col 2nd KY Cav. USA)

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. 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. Shelby County, Kentucky 1862-08-26 Legal/Financial English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. 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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Shelby Circuit Jct Aug 26th 1862

John Anderson being in Jail charged with the offense of murdering I C Moody in Shelby County & being admitted to bail in the sum of One thousand dollars -- Now ^we^ John Anderson principal & William Allison & Zachariah Lee of Franklin County & sureties hereby undertake that the above named John Anderson will appear in the Shelby Quarterly Circuit Court on the first day of its next ^September^ term to answer said charge & will at all times make himself amenable to the order & process of said court in the prosecution of said charge & if convicted will render himself in the Execution thereof or if he shall fail to perform either of these conditions that we will pay to the Commonwealth of Kentucky the sum of one thousand dollars

John Anderson Attest J L Caldwell J S C C } William ^his X mark^ Allison Zachariah^his X mark^ Lee

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24 Commonwealth v } Bail Bond John Anderson