Legal/Financial

William McKenzie, Affidavit

1865-02-27

Date of Creation
February 27, 1865
Place of Creation
Jefferson 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
BR7-99
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0057
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206316
People
Clement, Joseph
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Krachahone, William
McKenzie, William
Places
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
United States Navy
Dates
1865-02-25
1865-02-27
1865-05-05
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Citation

William McKenzie, Affidavit, 1865-02-27, 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-0001-005-0057 (November 12, 2026).

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TheState of Kentucky
County of Jefferson

This day William McKinzie (Enjineer of the United States Navy) made oath before me that on the 25th day of February 1865 in the City of Louisville Ky. a felony was committed by the felonious stealing and carrying away from the person and pocket of the offiant, (Wm McKinzie) six fifty d[...] United States Treasury note [...] of which were compound into [...] notes and the other a fifty dollar Treasury note worth fifty dollars Each amounting in all to the sum of three hundred dollars in money, and one twenty dollar gold piece, also a diamond cluster ring with six setts worth $1500,00 and that he has good grounds to suspect and verily believes that William Krachahone alias George A Miller, alias William aAshton has been guilty of the crime of feloniously stealing and carrying away from the said Wm McKenzie the aforesaid money and property, and that the said William Krachahone alias George A Miller, Alias William Ashton is now a fugitive from Justice at larg in the state of[...]

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and thus this affidavit is made for the purpose of geting a requisition for him from the Govonr of said state Kentucky to of the Governor of the state of [...]

Wm McKenzie

Subscribed and sworn to before me by William McKenzie this 27th day of Feb 1865.

Jos Clement Justice of the peace Jeff Co Ky

Requisition
Affidavit for Requisition
issued 5th May 1865

(Forwarded)