Unknown to Beriah Magoffin
1860-12-12
- Date of Creation
- December 12, 1860
- Document Genre
- Petition
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG8-81 to MG8-82
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-021-0010
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210802
- Organizations
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Dates
- 1860-12-12
Citation
Unknown to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-12-12, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 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-0001-021-0010 (November 12, 2026).
The description of William Gardner Capps he is about 17 years of age weighs about 140 or 50 lbs he is lite complected lite hair very little if any beard. blue eyed. he is about 5 feet 10 inches high. The said Capps is supposed to have gone to N. C.
B K [Bithurum] J R C
Offer reward
of $200 — B. M.
To his Excellency
B Magoffin governer of the Commonwealth of Ky
William gardner Capps having murdered Jessee Burton in the county of Rockcastle state of Ky and having fled from justice this is to petition your Excellency to offer a reward for his apprehension
B. K. Bethurum J R C
$200. Reward
W.G. Capps
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