Legal/Financial

Thomas E. Bramlette, Warrant

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
BR7-366
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-005-0153
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206403
People
Gains, Samuel
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Marshall County, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Marshall Circuit Court
Dates
1865-07
1865-09-15
1866-07-13
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Citation

Thomas E. Bramlette, Warrant, 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-0001-005-0153 (November 12, 2026).

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Thomas E Bramlette
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
To the Sheriff of Marshall County

Greeting: Whereas it satisfactorily appears to me that at a special term of the Marshall Circuit Court held in the month of July 18665, that Samuel Gains was duly Convicted and adjudged by said Court To be guilty of the crime of murder and was adjudged & sentenced by said court to be hanged by the neck until he was dead on the 15th day of September 1865 and whereas it further appears that said Samuel Gains before the day fixed for execution as aforesaid, escaped from the jail of said County ^& fled from justice^ and was not hanged as adjudged; and whereas it further appears that he has since that time been arrested and is, now ^in custody being^ Confined in the jail of said County, now therefore, you are Commanded as sheriff of Marshall County on ^Friday^ the 13th day of July, — 1866 between the hours of sunsetrise, and Sunriseset to execute said Judgement of death by hanging said Samuel Gains by the neck until he is dead,

In testimony where I have Caused this warrant to be issued under my hand, and the seal of the Commonwealth to be affixed,

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Form of Warrant for Hanging after time expires