Petition

M. Burnett to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-11-23

Date of Creation
November 23, 1864
Place of Creation
Williamstown, Grant 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
BR7-91
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0044
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206303
People
Osborn, G. Washington
Burnett, Mathew
Anderson, Samuel
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Grant County, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Grant Circuit Court
Grant County Court
Dates
1864-11-23
1865
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Citation

M. Burnett to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-11-23, 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-0001-005-0044 (November 12, 2026).

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Williamstown Grant Co Ky
Nov 23d 1864
To his Excellency Thos E Bramlet Governor of the commonwealth of Ky

The undersigned judge of the Grant county court would most respectfully represent and state that samuel Anderson in the county of Grant and state of Kentucky did killed and murdered G W Osbern on the [...] day of [...]1865 The undersigned would further represent and state that said murder was committed in cold blood without any provocation whatever That the murdered man was a peaceable Quiet industrius & good citizen of said county & state & was a young man with a wife and some small children and had commenced life with every prospect of succes your Excellency is now informed that said Samuel Anderson has been indicted by the Grant circuit court for the murder of said Osbern a copy of which indictment is herewith sent and that said Anderson has left the state of Kentucky & fled therefrom immediately after the murder was committed by him you are now most respectfully requested to offer a liberal reward for the apprehensn of said Anderson I am sir your obt servt

M Burnett pesiding Judge of Grant county

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Petition to The Governor for a reward for samuel Anderson