The Commonwealth of Kentucky
 To the sheriff of Hopkins County Greetings
We command you to summon Elijah Good  (note - also have it as Elijah Grace ?) and William H. Bunton to appear before the Judge of our Hopkins Circuit Court at the court house in Madisonville on the 1st day of our next March term to testify and the truth to say, in behalf of the Commonwealth in a certain matter of controversy in our said court depending and undetermined between the commonwealth  plaintiff and William McGregor and Jeremiah Chappell defendants and this they shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of one hundred pounds each and have them there this writ. witness Sam Woodson Clk. of said court at the Court House aforesaid this 12 th day of September 1828 and in the 37th year of the Commonwealth

      Sam Woodson Clk.
 Executed  W. Bradley Dep. Shr.
  for C. Bradley Shrf.
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky to the Sheriff of Hopkins County.
 Greetings we command you that you summon William McGregor and Jeremiah Chappell yeomen (farmers who ones a small farm) to appear before the Judge of our Hopkins Circuit Court at the Court House in the town of Madisonville on the first day of our next March term to beheld  for said Circuit to answer the Commonwealth aforesaid touching an indictment found against them on the 5th day of August 1828 at the Hopkins Circuit making an Affray (quarrel) by them and there fighting and striving together in a public place in a large concourse of people and there and that assaulting, beating, bruising and ill treating each other.
 Contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth aforesaid and have then there this writ.
 Witness Samuel Woodson clerk of our said Court at the court house aforesaid this 12th day of September 1828 and in the 37th year of the Commonwealth.

      Sam Woodson Clk.
 

McGregor      Chappell
Executed at William H. Burton    Executed leaving at his place of residence
E.H. Earl De. S. (Dep. Sheriff)    a true copy on the 18th of Feb 1829
for H. Ashby Shf.      E.H. Earl De. S.
       for H. Ashby Shf.

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A true Bill         William Goran Forman

Commonwealth of Kentucky Hopkins County and Circuit Court
 Circuit Court September term Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Nine - The jurors of the grand jury impaneled charged and sworn to inquire in  and for the County and Circuit aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth aforesaid present that William McGregor and Jeremiah Chappell both of said County yeoman (farmers who owns a small farm) at county and circuit aforesaid on the fifth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Eight with force and arms did make and affray, by them and there fighting and striving together in a public place in a large concourse of people and did then and there beat, bruise, and ill treat each other, contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth aforesaid.  Information given by Elijah Good and William H. Burton both of the grand jury.
     John H. Henry  Att. for the Commonwealth
We of jury find Deft. Chappell not Guilty
(Redress?) McGregor

1828 Sept. Indictment found
1829 to as McGregor $110
which deemed as to him
N.G.V. as to Chappell
Jury Verdict for Deft.

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The Commonwealth of Ky. Hopkins County and Circuit Court
September 1828 Term Circuit Court

The Commonwealth   Press Charges
Vs.
William McGregor   Swearing one Oath

Commonwealth of Ky., Hopkins County and Circuit Court
 Circuit Court September Term 1828 --- the Jurors of the grand jury impaneled charged and sworn to inquire upon their oath of said present that William McGregor late of said County  yeoman (farmers who owns a small farm) at the County Circuit aforesaid on the 5th day of August 1828 did profanely swear one profane Oath by profanity using the word “God Damn” contrary to the form of the statute in such case made, providable information by John Jackson not of the jury but of said county.

       Wm. Jordon Forman
Found Guilty in court fined $1 and cost to Clk.
William McGregor paid $1