M. V. Bowen, Affidavit
1864-06-20
- Date of Creation
- June 20, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Mercer County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
- 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
- BR7-65
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-005-0036
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206295
- Organizations
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
Citation
M. V. Bowen, Affidavit, 1864-06-20, 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-0001-005-0036 (November 12, 2026).
State of Kentucky
Mercer County} affidavit
M. V. Bowen states on oath that he is the jailer of Mercer County, & has been such for more than one year last past.- He states that Capt Jno. D Hale a few days after the charge of rescue of John Patterson was made against him, & a few days after the occurance & charge made, came with sd. John Patterson and delivered him over to the civil authority of Mercer County Ky, and placed him in my custody as Jailer of Mercer County, & I recieved him and he was from thence taken to the Jail of Franklin County, & has been since bailed out with good & sufficient bail.
M. V. Bowen
Sworn to before me by M. V. Bowen this
J W Cardwell N. P.
Mercer Co Ky
{Revenue Stamp}J W C
N P
M. V. Bowen
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