Harlan Circuit Court

The Commonwealth of Kentucky ,
Against
Robert Green & Comfort


THE Grand Jury of Harlan county in the name and by the authority of the commonwealth of Kentucky , accuse Robert Green and Comffort both of the offense of adultery (the said Robert Green being a married man at the time). Committed as follows by the said Robert Green  and Comffort  both did and on the 1st day of March 1859 & for a long time previous, have illicit, carnal sexual intercourse with each other the said Comffort being a free white woman and has (thus-illeg) & (th____d-illeg) guilty of adultery against the peace and dignity of the commonwealth of Kentucky.
 
Witness:                Benjamin T. Noe
                             Karkin Hawonel                           Foreman