R. G. Johnson, Affidavit

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KYR-0001-004-0272

Document Genre

Legal/Financial

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

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Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867

Item Location

BR8-432 to BR8-433

Date of Creation

28 November 1863

Dates Mentioned

1860

1863-11-28

1863-12-12

R. G. Johnson, Affidavit, 28 November 1863, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, BR8-432 to BR8-433, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0272, (accessed May 14, 2024).

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R, G, Johnson States that in the Spring of the year 1860 he purchased at Barroom of Jerry Haner In Stamping Ground; a Bottle of whiskey and gave Said Bottle of whiskey to Jack a Slave the property of John T Sinclair, that a Short time afterwards said Haner came into the Bar Room and Inquired of his Bar Keeper if he had sold a Bottle of whiskey to said Slave the Bar Keeper Said he had not. he Johnson then asked Said Haner why he asked the question Haner Replied that M. N. Sinclair had caught said Jack with a Bottle of whiskey comeing from towards said Haner house he Johnson then told Haner that he had purchased said whiskey and given it to Jack He further States that at the sitting of the next circuit Court he understood that said Sinclair had reported said Haner to the Grand Jury and that Said Haner was Indited for said offence, that for Several courts after he was Summoned by Haner to testify in Haners behalf on Said Indictment That the cause was allways put off on account of the absence of said Sinclair, that he did not attend the last court supposeing that it would be put off as it had before been done

R. G. Johnson

Sworn to before me by R. G. Johnson this 28^th day of Nov 1863
Charles Murphy J P S C

Scott Cir Ct
vs

Remit all except costs & fees, Dec 12^th

Tho E Bramlette

132^th Dec/63
J. Haner
Tipling

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