Legal/Financial

Harriet Jane Brown, Affidavit

1865-10-16

Date of Creation
October 16, 1865
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
BR6-121
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-006-0096
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206499
People
Brown, Harriet Jane
Noel, John Philip
Wilson, John
Places
Kentucky
Ohio
Portsmouth, Ohio
Scioto County, Ohio
Organizations
State of Ohio
Dates
1865-10-14
1865-10-16
1865-10
1865-10-25
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Citation

Harriet Jane Brown, Affidavit, 1865-10-16, 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-0001-006-0096 (November 12, 2026).

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State of ohio
Scioto County ss

Before me John Wilson Mayor of the City of Portsmouth in the County aforesaid personally came Harriet Jane Brown who being duly sworn, according to law deposeth and saith That John Philip Noel late of the County aforesaid, on the 14th day of October A D 1865, in the County of scioto aforesaid in and upon one Harriet Jane Brown then and there being did unlawfully make an assault and her the said Harriet Jane Brown then and there did beat strike, wound and ill treat with intent, her the said Harriet Jane Brown, violently, forcibly, and against her will then and there unlawfully and feloniously to ravish and carnally know to the great damage of the said Harriet Jane Brown And further deponent saith not

Harriet Jane ^her X mark^ Brown

{SEAL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH
OHIO}

sworn to before me & signed in my presence this 16th day of October A D 1865

John Wilson
Mayor of the City of Portsmouth

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affidavit
State of Ohio vs John P Noel
filed Oct the 1618
A D 1865

State of Ohio
Scioto County ss:

Before me John Wilson Mayor of the City of Portsmouth personally came Harriet Jane Brown who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith That John Philip Noel, mentioned in the within affidavit is a fugitive from Justice in this state and is now in the state of Kentucky and further deponent saith not

Harriet Jane ^her X mark^ Brown

sworn to by the said Harriet Jane Brown before me and by her signed in my presence the 25 day of October A D 1865

John Wilson
Mayor of the City of Portsmouth
{SEAL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH OHIO}