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Correspondence

W. W. Bush to Beriah Magoffin

1862-04-25

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Date of Creation: April 25, 1862
Place of Creation: Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Correspondence
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: MG23-151 to MG23-152
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-020-1790
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FTP Identifier: 32210198

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Dates: 1862-04-25; 1862-04-29

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W. W. Bush to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-04-25, 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-0001-020-1790 (November 13, 2026).

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Franklin Ky,
25" April 1862,
Gov Beriah Magoffin,
Frankfort Ky,
Dear Sir,

The Judge of our County Court, Petitioned your Excellency not long since, to affer a reward for the apprehension of James Moore, who Murdered, Columbus Perkins last March; Will you be kind enough to inform me, whether or not you have taken any action in the case. I think it quite necessary to affer one in order to excite the vigilence of the people; & afficers — He has fled this State, & is now in the State of Tennessee, or Supposed to be there — It was a very cruel & unprovoked case of murder —

Very Respectfully
Your abt Sevrt.
W. W. Bush
County attorney

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Simpson Co

$250 Reward for Ja^s Moore
Murder
Iss^dApr 29. 1862

See [...][...][sworn.]