Petition

W. J. Steele to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-09-02

Date of Creation
September 2, 1865
Place of Creation
Woodford 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
BR7-159
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0097
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206355
People
Martin, Benjamin
Johnson, Fantly
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Steele, William Jameson
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Woodford County Court
Dates
1865-08-19
1865-09-02
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Citation

W. J. Steele to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-09-02, 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-0001-005-0097 (November 12, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette
Gov of the State of Kentucky

Under the provisions of the Revised Statutes Chap 28 sec 22 on the petition of the County Judge or Circuit Judge of the County, You are authorized to issue a proclamation and offer a reward in aggravated cases of murder and other felonies against the person when the accused shall flee from Justice, I therefore as Judge of the Woodford County Court respectfully petition Your Excellency to offer a reward for the apprehension of the persons described in the accompanying paper herewith, They from all the information I can gather on or about the 19th day of August ^past^ within this county Robbed and assaulted in an aggravated manner Benja Martin an Old man and Fantly Johnson both respectable Citizens of the County and having done so fled from Justice and are now at liberty,
Sep 2nd 1865

W. J. Steele P, J. W. C. C

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A Descriptive List of Robbers as follows

Thos Jenkins about five feet and Ten Inches High, light Hair, Hazel, Eyes. and little stooped Shoulder hardly sufficient to discover at a distance and will weigh about 170 pounds- lives in Mercer County near Duncansville, Ky

Anthony Smith is about Five feet & eight inches in height, Black hair Dark Eyes. and will weigh about one hundred & Eighty Pounds. Lives in Washington County near Cornishville, Ky

John Bishop is about Five feet three inches in height and has Light hair Hazel Eyes — fine voice, and weighs about One hundred & Thirty Pounds, and lives in Mercer County near Duncansville Ky