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F. A. Cannon et al., Five Hundred Dollars Reward!

1861-04-04

Date of Creation
April 4, 1861
Place of Creation
Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky
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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
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Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
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MG19-518
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KYR-0001-020-0958
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F. A. Cannon et al., Five Hundred Dollars Reward!, 1861-04-04, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-0958 (November 12, 2026).

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FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
REWARD!

The sum of Three Hundred Dollars has been subscribed by the citizens of Henderson and Henderson county, and will be paid for the capture, "dead or alive," of the slave "Jim Brown," who murdered Dr. W. A. Norwood on the evening of April 1st. In addition, it is expected that the Governor of the State will offer a reward for his apprehension of from $250 to $500. It is hoped that all citizens who feel that a villain should be brought to justice, will use every and extraordinary exertion to procure his immediate arrest.

JIM BROWN

Is about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, and weighs about 140 lbs.; has a bushy head, and whiskers under the chin; is of very dark brown color; eyes rather prominent, and smiling countenance. He is frost-bitten, and when last seen was bare-footed and dressed in a light colored coat. Is armed with a long rifle pistol, with the cock underneath the barrel.

The above reward will be paid immediately upon his arrest.

Henderson, Kentucky, April 4, 1861. [Signed] F. A. Cannon and 32 others.

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