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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-0001-029-0408 R4-159

Lewis County, Kentucky Lewis County, Kentucky 1863-06 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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State of Kentucky Lewis Ciricut Court } 2nd day June Term 1863 Commonwealth of Kentucky Plt Against Samuel Johnson Deft

This day came the parties by their attorneys, and by consent the arraignment of the prisoner is dispensed with. The defendant, plead not guilty to the indictment, thereupon the following Jurors viz: Jos H Swearingen, Saml McEldonney, A. W. Fryer, George Rowland Wm N. Frizzell James E White, Wm F. Swearingen, O W. Boyd, Danl E Hendrickson Jas S. Jones. H. A. Shepard -- Wm N Carr --

who were duly empannelled and sworn. The defendant then asked and obtained leave to withdraw his plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty to the indictment, and the Jury having heard the evidence, &c. returned the following verdict viz. We the Jury find the prisoner guilty and fix his punishment at four years imprisonment in the penitentiary of this state, but recomment him to executive Clemency and pardon on condition of his return to his regiment the 22" Ky Vols. Signed Saml McEldowney Foreman

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It is now therefore adjudged that the prisoner be committed to the county Jail --

A Copy Teste John T. Parker, Clk Per A. V Wilson D, C,