Correspondence

Richard A. Apperson Jr. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-07-25

Date of Creation
July 25, 1865
Place of Creation
Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
BR7-112
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0070
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206329
People
Ballard, Garrett
Poynter, James P.
Apperson, Richard, Jr.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Montgomery County, Kentucky
Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Organizations
Montgomery Circuit Court
Dates
1865-07-25
1864-09
1865-07-28
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Citation

Richard A. Apperson Jr. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-07-25, 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-0001-005-0070 (November 12, 2026).

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Mt Sterling KyJuly 25th 1865
His Excellency

Thos E. Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky
Sir

There is now an Indictment pending in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County against Garrett Ballard a former resident of said County for the Murder of James P. Poynter, who was a resident of said County, and who was killed in Sept. 1864. Said Garrett Ballard is now a fugitive from Justice as a Bench warrant has issued and been returned as to him "Not found"

It is therefore asked that you offer a reward for his apprehension and arrest.

Yrs: very Respecft

R. Apperson Jr.

Description

About 34 years of age, about five feet, eleven inches high, of heavy build, black hair, florid complexion, and rough in manner and in language.

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$300 Reward

Montgomery Co for Garrett Ballard
offered 28 July 1865