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THE INDICTMENT OF JEFfERsoN DAVIS.

The United States of America, District of
Virginia, to wit: In the Circuit Court
Of the United States of America, in and
for the District Of Virginia, at Norfolk,
May Term, 1866.
The Grand Jury of the United States of
America in aud for the District of Virgin
ia. upon their oaths and .aflirmalious, res.
pectfully do present:
That Jefferson Davis, late Of the city of
Richmond, in the county of. Henrico, in
the district Of Virginia aforesaid, yeoman,
being sn iuhabitant Of and residing within
the United States Of America, and owing
allegiance and &delity to the said United
States of America, not having the fear Of
God before his eyes, nor weighing the duty
OF his said allegiance, but being moved
and seduced b. the instigalion of the devil,
and wickolly devisipg and intending the
peace and tranquility Of tho said United
States Of America to disturb aid the GOV
ernment Of the said United States of
America to subvert, and to stir, move and
lncte insurrection, rebellion and war
against the said United States of America
on tho 18th day Of June, in the year of
our Lord 1864, in tho city of Richmond,
in the country of Henrico, in the District
Of Virginia aforesaid, and within the jurisd-
iction Of the Circuit Court of tho United
States for the Fourth CIRCUIT in and for the
District Of Virginia aforesaid, with force
and arms un!awfully, falsely, malicious
iy aud traitorousIy did compass, imagine
and intend to raise, levy and carry on war
'nsnrrection and rebellion against the said
United States of America; and in order
to fulfill and brlpg to effect the said trait
orous compassipgs, imagiuings and inten-
tIons of him, the said Jefferson Davis, he, the
said Jefferson Davis, afte.wards-to wit, on
the said fifteenth day of June, in the year
OF our Lord 1864, in the said city of Rich
mond, in the county of Henrico and Dis
r'ct Of Virginia aforesaid, and within the
jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of tho
United States for the Fourth Circuit in
aud for the said District Of Virginia-w:th
great multitude of persons. whose names
to the jurors aforesaid are at present un-
known, TO the number of five hundred per.
sons and upwards, armed and array ed in
a warlike manner-that is to say, with the
cannon, nuske:s, pistols, swords, dirks,
and other warlike weapons, as we'll offensive
as defensive-being then and there urlaw-
fully maliciously and traitorousIy assem- bled
and gathered together, did falsely and
traltorously assemble to join themselves
together against the said United States Of
America, and there and then, with force
and arms, did falsely and traitorousy, and
in a warlike and hostile manucr, array and
dispose themselves against the said United
States of America, and then and there
that is to say, on tile said.15th day Of June,
the year Of our Lord 1864, in the said city
of Richmond in the county Of Henrico ard
district of Virginia aforesaid and within the
jurisdiction of the said Circuit Court Of the
United States for the Fourth Circuit in
and for the said District Of Nirgipia-in
pursuance of such their, traitorous inten-
tions aud purposes aforesaid-he, the said
Jefferson Davis, with the said persons SO
as aforesaid, traitorously assembled, and
armed and arrayed in manner aforesaid,
most'wickedly, maliciously did ordain, pre-;
pare, levy and carry on war against the
Emitted States Of America, contrary 10 the,
duty of the allegiance and fidelity Of, the
said Jefferson Davis, against the Consti-
tuion, government, peace, and dignity Of
the said United States of America, and
against the form of the statutes of the said
United States ofAmerica in such case made
and provided. 49,. !
This Indictment found on testimony of
James =. Ailligan, George p. Scarbury,
John Good, Jr.j !. Hardy Henllen and Pat
rick tOBrn, sworn in open court and sent
for by Grand Jury. "
LA. CHANDLER,
United States Attorney for the District Of
Virginia. : = =,
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