Correspondence

John Coulter and J. Z. Carpenter to Beriah Magoffin

1862-06-24

Date of Creation
June 24, 1862
Place of Creation
Hustonville, Lincoln 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
MG24-23
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-2021
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FTP Identifier
32210429

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Dates
1862-06-24
1862-04-04
1862-07-07
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John Coulter and J. Z. Carpenter to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-06-24, 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-0001-020-2021 (November 13, 2026).

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Hustonville Ky
Lincoln County Ky
June 24 1862
Hon B MaGoffin Gov of Kentucky
Sir

We address you upon the subject of a murder committed in Casey County Ky on the 4 day of April 1862 by one Edward L F Gill The murder was committed by said Gill by the killing of his own wife without cause or provocation, and then fled from Justice The community feel that there should be a reward offered by the Governor for his apprehension The relations of his wife are unable to offer a reward

Description
Said Gill is abut 33 years of age weight about 160 pounds Sandy Hair verry high cheek bone & full over the eye about 5 feet 10 Inches high We hope to be delivered to Jailor Casey County

We hope you will offer a reward for him

Yours
John Coulter
J Z Carpenter

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Casey Co

Offer reward
$250 —
B. M
July 7" 1862