Wm M. Starks et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
- Place of Creation
- Calloway 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
- BR6-106
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-006-0083
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206486
- People
- McGaha, David L. L.
- Starks, Edmund C.
- Harding, Gilbert
- Miller, James E.
- Jones, James
- England, John B.
- Wilcox, John S.
- Miller, Joseph
- Ryan, Nathaniel H.
- Williams, Rufus K.
- Miller, Samuel A.
- McKnight, Samuel
- Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
- Brownlow, William Gannaway "Parson"
- Daily, William H.
- Starks, William M.
- Guthrie, William P.
- Places
- Calloway County, Kentucky
- Dates
- 1865-10-24
Citation
Wm M. Starks et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-006-0083 (November 12, 2026).
To his Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette
Govenor of the State of Ky
We the undersigned loyal citizens of the State of Ky and county of Calloway do hereby represent that one David, McGaha, is indicted as charged in indictment herewith enclosed and is now running at Large and an attempt has been made to arrest him, and he now threatens any and all persons whether officers or not who Shall attempt his arrest now we pray your Excellency to authorize the Sheriff of this county also one constable L. A. Miller to follow the Said David McGaha and arrest him wherever he may be found Either in or out of the Stat, and that you inform by Proclamation or otherwise the Govenors of Tennessee & Illinois that Such a Person is within there limits, and we want, his delivery over to the civil authorities of this State to be dealt with according to Law
Requisition on Governor of Tennessee for David McGaha Grand Larceny & apptd L. A Miller agent
The object of this petition is that the Govenor of Kentucky demand the Surrender of the refugee McGaha from the Govenor of Tennessee and that L. A. Miller be appointed to arrest and receive him from the authorities of Tennessee, where the accused has taken refuge,