Correspondence

L. A. Wood to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-12-02

Date of Creation
December 2, 1864
Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson 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
BR6-56
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-006-0049
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206454
People
Tiller, Carter Woodford
Reeder, Ellen M. Thompson Sharpe
Wood, Logan Adams
Morton, Oliver P.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Evans, William H.
Places
Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Organizations
Jefferson Circuit Court
Dates
1864-12-02
1864-12-05
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Citation

L. A. Wood to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-12-02, 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-0001-006-0049 (November 12, 2026).

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Louisville Ky
December 2d 1864
To His Excellency Gove Thos E. Bramltette

Dear Sir. Nellie Reeder was indicted by the Grand Jury at the present term of the Jefferson Circuit court upon a charge of Arson. She failed to appear to answer to her bond. I, and one Wm Evans are her bail. We believe she is in Jeffersonville Indianna. I Send you a copy of the Indictment; and we desire a requisition upon Gove Morton of Ind. for the accused Nellie Reeder. I believe a copy of the Indictment is all that is necessary to procure a requisition. She is a fugitive from Justice from this State. from Carter Tiller, a police man of this city. desire to go after her and he is a Suitable person to go after her

Will you please enclose the necessary requisition for her.

Yours Truly
L. A. Wood.

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Jefferson Cir Ct Indiana


Requisition for Nelly Reeder & appointment of Carter Tiller
5th Dec/64