Petition

Richard T. Garnett to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Adair County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Petition
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
BR7-11
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0008
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206267
People
Daniels, Bal
Edwards, James
Mullins, John
Richards, Micajah
Garnett, Richard T.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Adair County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Tennessee
Organizations
Adair Circuit Court
Dates
1863-10
1863-11-27
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Citation

Richard T. Garnett to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-005-0008 (November 12, 2026).

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His Excellency- Thos E Bramlette

Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Richard T Garnett says he is County Judge of Adair County —

That in said County on the [...] day of October 1863 James Edwards an aged law abiding good citizen of Adair County was in said county most brutally murdered by John Mullins, Micajah Richards, and Bal Daniels (alias Bal Jones)

Your petitioner therefore prays that Your Excellency will offer a suitable reward for the apprehension & delivery of the said Murderers to the proper officers of Adair County, No judicial examination has been had of the matter, the murderers having fled from justice —

R. T. Garnett P J A C C

Descriptions —

John Mullins is a low heavy set man [...] with a scar on one of his cheeks, caused apparently by a boil salivation, or gun shot wound —

Micajah Richards is a dark skinned, black eyed man, slender and about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high —

Bal Daniel (alias Bal Jones) is a large light haired, light eyed ruffian looking man about 5 feet 11 or 6 feet high & weighs 170 or 180 pounds, All profess to be Tennesseerefugees from the rebel conscription or rebel deserters

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Adair Co
Reward
$750 —
27th Nov/63