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Granville Alfred et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-02-05

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Date of Creation: February 5, 1864
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: BR7-32 to BR7-33
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-005-0021
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FTP Identifier: 32206280

Mentioned in this document

People: Carter, A. T.; Southern, Allen; Rogers, Andrew Jackson; Woods, Aubrey; Gibson, Benant; Yorcum, Burton; Kelly, Caleb; II, Daniel Brewer Vanarsdell,; Coffert, David; Chelton, Duane; Disponet, Eli; Reed, Elijah E.; Matheny, Felix G.; Smithy, G. W.; Jordan, Garrett F.; McKinney, George D.; Sutone, George; Robinson, George W.; Alfred, Granville C.; Young, H. N.; Smith, H. T.; Gritton, Hoglin; Million, Ira G.; Riley, Israel; Anderson, J. H.; Johnson, J. L.; [unknown], J. M.; Brown, J. T.; Cowell, J. W.; Boman, Jacob; Robison, James B.; Paxton, James E.; Matheny, James H.; Brown, James M.; Kys, James M.; Reynerson, James; Ward, Jeptha; Bowman, John Bryan; Cardwell, John; Gritton, John; Adams, John H.; Gritton, John J.; Evans, Joseph J.; Riley, Joseph; Armstrong, L. D.; Jenkins, Luther; Yocum, Martin; Alfred, P. H.; Anderson, R. T.; Alexander, Richard; Rice, Richard Cave; Demaree, S. P.; Irvin, S. P.; Reed, Samuel; Arnold, Stephen; Adkinson, T. D.; Edwards, Thomas; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott; Driskell, Thomas J.; Riley, Thomas; Barr, Valentine; Rogers, W. H.; Honer, W.; Edwards, W. N.; Alison, Wiliam; Carter, William; Edwards, William; Lake, William; Young, William M.; Rose, William; Voorhies, William; Edwards, William W.; Walls, Zachariah; Mosley, [unknown]
Places: Mercer County, Kentucky
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky; Mercer County Court
Dates: 1864-02-05; --01-19

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Granville Alfred et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-02-05, 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-0001-005-0021 (November 12, 2026).

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Feb the 5th/64

To the Govenor of the Commonwealth of kentucky having had one of the most willfull murders Commited on the 19th day of January last in Mercer County by one George. D, Mckeney upon the person of John. J. Gritton a good sittson and a loyal man and a peasible man we the under signed pray your honor to assist us in offring such a Reward as will bring the Guilty to Justice M^ckiney has left for parts unknown M^ckiney is twenty years old five feet 9 nine inches high complxeiton fare eyes Blue hare darke Respectifuly yours