Petition

N. Sandifer to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-03-07

Date of Creation
March 7, 1864
Place of Creation
Lancaster, Garrard 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
BR7-48
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0025
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206284
People
Smith, James H.
Burdett, Joshua
Sandifer, Nicholas
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Lancaster, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Garrard County Court
Dates
1864-03-07
1862-11-17
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Citation

N. Sandifer to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-03-07, 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-0001-005-0025 (November 12, 2026).

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Lancaster Ky March 7th 1864
To His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;

Your petitioner the undersigned N. Sandifer Presiding judge of the Garrard County Court respectfully states that on the 17th day of November 1862 one James H. Smith did unlawfully and feloniously shoot, kill and murder in the town of Lancaster one Joshua Burdett, a citizen of the town aforesaid; and that James H. Smith is now and has been for more than a year last past absent and so secrets himself that no officer of this commonwealth has been able to bring him before the proper tribunal; and that the case of murder is one of very extremely aggravated character: sherefore your petitioner asks and requests that as large a reward be offered for the apprehension of and delivery of said J. H. Smith to Jailor of Garrard County Ky as your Excellency may deem proper under the circumstances

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