Early Governors' Papers

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Christian County Set.

Circuit Court, March Term in the year One thousand eight hundred and five-

The Jurors for the Commonwealth of Kentucky imparmelled [sic] in and for the County and Circuit of Christian upon their oath present that John Stewart late of the S^d. County labourer, on the tenth day of Febuary [sic] in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and five, with force and arms at Hopkinsville in the County aforesaid one horse of a black Colour of the [?] price of two hundred dollars of the goods and chattels of said John Stewart then and there found on which said horse at attachment had bene levied at the instance of a certain William Podfield and was then and there by virtue of said attachment in custody of an Officer, feloniously did steal take and lead away, against the form of the Statute in such case made and provided and agaisnt [sic] the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth

John Campbell atto. for CoWealth

William Podfield Ziba Horrard and Harry M. Wood, Witnesses Summoned to testify.

A true Bill

Abraham Boyd foreman

Christian Circuit [Sct?]

As Clerk of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and perfect transcript of an Indictment, found and returned by the Grand Jury, at the late March term of the Circuit Court for the Circuit aforesaid, against John Stewart for Horse stealing.

Given under my hand this 16^th day of March 1805.

Ja H M^cLaughlin

State of Kentucky [Lct?]

I Christopher Greenup Governor of the Commonwealth aforesaid do certify to all whom it may concern that James H M^cLaughlin Gentleman who attests the foregoing copy of an Indictment found by the Grand jury of the Christian Circuit Court against John Stewart for Horse stealing, was at the time of attesting the same and still is clerk of the Circuit court aforesaid, and to whose Certificate and attestations due faith and credit is to be given

In Testimony whereof I have signed these presents and caused the Seal of the said Commonwealth to be thereto affixed at Frankfort this 19^th day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and five Christ^o Greenup

By the Governor John Rowan Secy.

Christopher Greenup Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

To his Excellency John Sevier Governor of the State of Tenenssee Greeting

Know you, That in pursuance of an act of Congres intitled [sic] "an act respecting Fugitives from Justice, and persons escaping from the Service of their Masters". I have to demand of your Excellency the body of a certain John Stewart a Fugitive from Justice who has been Indicted for Horse Stealing before the Christian Circuit court in this State on which Indictment the Grand Jury has found "a true Bill" and that the said John Stewart has fled to the State of Tennessee, and on the said John Stewarts being arrested and seen red, to inform me thereof and of the place of his Confinement, also to give direction to the person in whose Custody he may be committed to deliver the body of said John Stewart to the agent to be appointed by [one?] on behalf of this State as the said ^acts State directs

Given under my hand and the seal of the Commonwealth aforesaid at Frankfort this nineteenth of April one Thousand eight hundred and five

Christ^o. Greenup

By the Governor. John Rowan Secretary