Correspondence

George Johnson to Thomas E. Bramlette

1863-11-13

Date of Creation
November 13, 1863
Place of Creation
Morganfield, Union 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, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 1863-1867
Box / Folder
BR6-6
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-006-0006
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206411
People
[Unknown], Bob
Johnson, George
Harris, Johnson
Chapman, Lewis
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Harris, Thomas J.
Austin, [Unknown] Van
Places
Morganfield, Kentucky
Union County, Kentucky
Organizations
Union County Jail
Dates
1863-11-13
--12-11
1863-11-17
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Citation

George Johnson to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-11-13, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 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-0001-006-0006 (November 12, 2026).

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Morganfield
Nov 13th 1863.
Gov. Bramlette.

There exscaped from the jail of Union County on the 7th inst a white man named Lewis Chapmanunder indictment for the murder of Van Austin. A man He is about 40 years of age 6 feet high, heavy built light hair & blue eyes —

Also a negro man Bob the property of Thos Harris, sentenced to be hung on the 11th December next ^for the murder of Johnson Harris^ — Bob is about 20 years of age four five feet 6 inches high — dark color — compactly built left handed — weighs about 160 lbs —

There has been no private reward offered for said Criminals

Yours &c.
Geo Johnson
Jailor of Union County

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Reward
2 Cases
$250
Union Co
Reward offered
17th Nov/63