Correspondence

J. R. Garland to Beriah Magoffin

1861-02-25

Date of Creation
February 25, 1861
Place of Creation
Clarksburg, Lewis County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
MG8-99
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-021-0018
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32210810
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Garland, James R.
Stanton, Richard Henry
McRoberts, Samuel
Places
Clarksburg, Kentucky
Lewis County, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Fleming County Jail
Lewis County Court
Lewis County Jail
Mason County Jail
Dates
1861-02-25
1861-02-12
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Citation

J. R. Garland to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-25, 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-0001-021-0018 (November 12, 2026).

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Clarksburg Lewis CoKentucky
Feby 25th 1861
His Excellency B. Magoffingovernor of Kentucky

Your petitioner would here state that on the knight of the 12th instant one Samuel McRoberts broke the Jail of this county and has fled from Justice and is still running at large said McRoberts has been Indited by the Gand Jury of ^this^ county for horse stealing some time since — he is despirate man having broken some several Jails before he broke the Jail of Mason & Fleming countys. and it is very necessary he should be brought to Justice. I would therefore petition your Excellency to offer a reward for the apprehention of said McRoberts that he may be dealt with according to law. this ^is^ one of the most Extreme cases in all my Knowledge and I think it very nesseary that there should be some thing of that kind done in order to protect person & property

I herewith send you a letter writen to me by Col R. H. Stanton the district atto for this Judicial district

please grant this favor and oblige the Citizens of this community

Yours Respecty
J. R. Garland Judge
of the Lewis county court