Legal/Financial

Charles B. Lewis Jr., Affidavit

1865-11-08

Date of Creation
November 8, 1865
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
BR7-187
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0116
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206373
People
Lewis, Charles B., Jr.
Covington, Joseph
Morton, Oliver P.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Franklin County, Kentucky
Georgetown, Kentucky
Indiana
Kentucky
Paynes Depot, Kentucky
Shelbyville, Indiana
Dates
1865-09-13
1865-11-08
1865-11-08
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Citation

Charles B. Lewis Jr., Affidavit, 1865-11-08, 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-0001-005-0116 (November 12, 2026).

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I had a hore Stolen from my Stable on the turnpike road Leading from Paynes Dept to Gegetown foer miles from the latter place on the night of the thirteenth of September last and ^have^ good reasons to beleve that Joseph Covington Stole the Said horse, Said Covington has been arrested in the State of Indiana and is now in Jail at Shelbyville in that State — This affidavit is made for the purpose of enabling me to obtain a requisition from his Excellency the governor of Kentucky on the governor of Indiana for Said Covington that he may be brought to Kentuckyfor trial —

Chs. B. Lewis Jr

Subscribed and Sworn to before the underSigned a Justice of the peace for Franklin County this 8th day of Novr. 1865

Geo W. Gwin J. P.
{Revenue Stamp}[...]

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Requisition Upon Gov of Indiana for Jos Covington & Chas B. Lewis Jr
Apptd Agent to
8th Nov 1865