Squire Stinson to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-07-21
- Date of Creation
- July 21, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- BR7-114 to BR7-115
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-005-0072
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206331
Citation
Squire Stinson to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-07-21, 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-0001-005-0072 (November 12, 2026).
Office of the Chief of Police,
Louisville, Ky.,
To his Excellency
JnoThos. F. Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky
On the afternoon of the murdered mortally wounded by B. F. Dewees of same county The only reason alleged for the act was the fear of Mr Stinson's exposing some rascality of said Dewees and bringing him to Justice- If it would please your Excellency to offer the customary reward for the apprehension
of the Murderer, it would no doubt facilitate his capture —
Said Dewees is ^about. 32 years old^ five feet ten inches high — red hair blue eyes, ^no whiskers^ sandy complexion had the end of his nose bitten off some years ago — ^is^ weighs about 180 lbs —
very Respectfully
Squire Stinson
Reward
$300,
B. F. Dewoees
$300,
offered