Correspondence

J. S. M. Dickinson to Thomas E. Bramlette

1863-09-21

Date of Creation
September 21, 1863
Place of Creation
Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1863-1867
Box / Folder
BR7-2 to BR7-3
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0002
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206261
People
Lyttle, James B.
Brown, John C.
Dickinson, John S. M.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Brown, William R.
Places
Clay County, Kentucky
Manchester, Kentucky
Organizations
Clay Circuit Court
Dates
1863-09-21
1863-09-20
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J. S. M. Dickinson to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-09-21, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 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-0001-005-0002 (November 12, 2026).

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Manchester Ky Sept 21st 1863
Hon Thos E, Bramlette
Dear Sir

There was two men by the name of William Brown & John Brown committed to this Clay Countyjail for the murder of James B Lyttle a peace officer while in the discharge of his duty as an officer said Browns broke jail on that[the] night of the 20th Sept 1863, & are now running at large,

William Brown is about twenty six years old about five feet six or seven inches high & weighs about one hundred & forty five pounds, auburn hair, eyes of a yellowish caste, rather red complexion, quick spoken, lisps is speech, pleasant countinance, said to be left handed & has a scar thought to be on his left thigh caused by stabing himself

John Brown is about twenty one years old about five feet five or six inches high wighs about one hundred & forty or fifty pounds, Light flaxen hair eyes of grayish cast, swathy complexion, speaks but seldom, stearn & down countenance, one bone of his right arm has been broken,

These boys may try to join the arymy to escape punishment, I call them boys because they have rather a boyish look

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Yours Respectfully

J, S, M, Dickinson P, J, C, C, C,

P, S, the two Browns are brothers

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Clay County
$250 —
Reward
Wm Brown & John Brown