Legal/Financial

Thomas Edwards, Affidavit

1864-02-23

Date of Creation
February 23, 1864
Place of Creation
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
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
BR6-22
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-006-0020
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206425
People
Abell, Corydon Sackett
McKinney, George D.
Gritton, John J.
Edwards, Thomas
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Mercer County, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Mercer County Court
Dates
1864-02-23
1864-01-19
1864-02-23
1864-02-24
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Citation

Thomas Edwards, Affidavit, 1864-02-23, 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-0001-006-0020 (November 12, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Mercer County Sct. Feby 23rd 1864,

It appearing to the satisfaction of the undersigned Presiding Judge of the county court for the county aforesaid that on or about the 19th day of January 1864 one George W. McKinney murdered John J Gritton in the county of Mercer and that said George W, McKinney is now a fugitive from justice; these are therefore respectfully to request his eExcellency the Governor to offer a reward of five hundred dollars for the apprehension of the said McKinney and his safe delivery to the legal authorities of the county for trial.

Given under my hand at Harrodsburg in said county this 23d Feby. 1864.

Thos Edwards
Presiding Judge of Mercer County Court

Attest
C. S. Abell clerk
Mercer CO. Court Ky

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Mercer Co
$250 Reward for Geo W McKinney
24th Feby 1864