George T. Keith, Affidavit
1861-09-26
- Date of Creation
- September 26, 1861
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG21-400
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1435
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209843
Citation
George T. Keith, Affidavit, 1861-09-26, 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-0001-020-1435 (November 12, 2026).
I saw McDowel shoot ^at^ Daniel, once and my impression is Twice, before Daniel drew his pistol, saw all the shooting without changing my Posision, was up in the Balconey over the Clerk's Office door, Saw Daniel down (Supposed from injury) when McD— drew a large Colt's Pistol and was in the act of Striking when McAfee run up within 15 ft of McDowel and Shot at him. confidently believeing that it saved Daniel from a fatal blow,
sworn to before me by George T. Keith this
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