Andrew L. Robinson to Oliver P. Morton

Accession Number

KYR-0001-006-0061

Document Genre

Correspondence

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 1863-1867

Item Location

BR6-74 to BR6-75

Place of Creation

Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Date of Creation

15 May 1865

Dates Mentioned

1865-05-15

Evansville Inda
May 15. 1865
Gov. Morton

Enclosed I hand you copy of a record in a case of the State vs John W. Rutherford who has fled into Crittenden County State of Kentucky, with the request that you grant a requsition upon Governor Bramlette for the rendition of the fugitive to the end that he may be brought into this County for trial

I respectfully recommend R. A. Dowell Esq as a suitable person to act as your Agent to receive the fugitive from the authorities in Kentucky and to bring him into Indiana

You will please have the requsition ~~sent~~[with] sendt direct
to Gov B. with the request that the warrant for the apprehension of Rutherford may be sent to me at this place and I will see that they are forwarded to the proper officer in Crittenden County

Very Resp^y & truly
A. L. Robinson

J. W. Rutherford
Requisitionfor

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