Legal/Financial

John C. Adams, Affidavit

1864-04-08

Date of Creation
April 8, 1864
Place of Creation
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
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
BR6-31
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-006-0030
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206435
People
Kerr, Adam
Manes, Archibald
Brough, John
Adams, John C.
Yates, Richard
Places
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
Portsmouth, Ohio
Scioto County, Ohio
Dates
1864-04-08
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Citation

John C. Adams, Affidavit, 1864-04-08, 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-0001-006-0030 (November 12, 2026).

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State of Ohio Scioto County ss,

John C. Adams of lawful age being by me first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that one Arch Means against whom a requisition was issued by the Governor of the State of Illinois on the Governor of the State of Ohio, and who was there living in the State of Ohio, has removed to and now resides in the State of Kentucky, affiant States that the said Arch Means has removed his residence to said State of Kentucky for the Express purpose of avoiding being arrested under said requisition and that said Arch Means cannot now be arrested unless by requisition from the Governor of Illinois upon the Governor of Kentucky, and further saith not,

Jno. C. Adams

Sworn to and subscribed by the said John. C. Adams before me and in my presence this the 8th day of April AD 1864,

Adam Kerr Mayor of the City of Portsmouth, O

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{SEAL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH
OHIO}