Legal/Financial

J. W. Davis, Affidavit

1865-07-22

Date of Creation
July 22, 1865
Place of Creation
Floyd County, Indiana
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867
Box / Folder
BR14-296
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2091
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FTP Identifier
32204976

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Dates
1865-07-22
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J. W. Davis, Affidavit, 1865-07-22, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-2091 (November 13, 2026).

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State of Indiana
Floyd County } St.

I J. W. Davis upon Oath Says that I am a residen^t^ citizen of New Albany Indiana that I am personly and well acquainted with Willliam Ramsey Jun, Having Known him Since he was a small Boy. Being a near neighbor of his Father Sen, with wom he resided And Said affiant knows that Said William Ramsey Jun. sustained a good C^h^artactor for honesty and Morality up to the time of the alledge affence. Said to have been Commited by him and one Joseph Eaton

That Said William Ramsey Jur was about 17 years of age, at the ^time of the^ Commission of the of the alledge affence and further satath not

J, W, Davis
[...]

Subscribed and Sworn to before me a notary Public on this the 22nd day of July A. D. 1865.

Witness my and notarial Seal

David W Lafollette
nortary Public Floyd Co Ind.

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Wm Ramsey Sr
To Gov. } J W Davis affidavit