Jacob Swigert to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-12-18
- Date of Creation
- December 18, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Franklin 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, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 1863-1867
- Box / Folder
- BR6-11
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-006-0011
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206416
Citation
Jacob Swigert to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-12-18, 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-0001-006-0011 (November 12, 2026).
State of Kentucky, Franklin Co., sct:
Whereas Alexander Burk stands indicted for the crime of murder, committed by cutting and disemboweling his own father-in-law, Thomas Wallace, without provocation, in Franklin County: and whereas it is represented to me, and I so believe, that this was a very wantin and aggrAvated murder, and that said murdereR has fled from Justice, and is now running at large in the State of Indiana:
I, Jacob Swigert, Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Court, do hereby Petition and request His Excellency, the present Governor of Kentucky, to offer a reward not exceeding $500, for the apprehension of said murderer.
Given under my hand at Frankfort, Ky., this
J. Swigert presiding
Judge of Franklin cty:
Petition
of
County Judge of Franklin Co.
A reward of $250.00, is offered for the apprehension and delivery, of A Burk to the Jailor, of Franklin County.