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 November 12, 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-0001-029-0321 R4-22

Bourbon County, Kentucky Bourbon County, Kentucky 1862-11-29 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Bourbon CIRCUIT COURT. The Commonwealth of Kentucky, AGAINST Richard Hawes

THE GRAND JURY of Bourbon county, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse Richard Hawes of the Crime of Treason, committed as follows, viz: The said Richard Hawes 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 traitorously, compass, imagine and intend to raise and levy war, insurrection and rebellion against said Commonwealth; and the said Hawes 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 traitorously 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 H. Hastings S. Clay Jr F. Troutman

A copy. Att James Paton C B C C By Ben G. Paton D. C

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Bourbon Cir Ct The Commonwealth of Kentucky agt } Ind & Treason Richard Hawes

A True Bill C. S. Brent Foreman
Filed Nov 29th 1862 1863 -- April Filed away with leave to reinstate and Docket A copy Att Jas. Paton clk By Ben G. Paton D. C