Petition

William Dean to Beriah Magoffin

1861-08-09

Date of Creation
August 9, 1861
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
MG8-126
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-021-0036
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32210828
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Chinn, Christopher
Dean, Emeline
Polk, Ephraim J.
Sallee, James L.
Condor, Merritt
Dean, William
Places
Kentucky
Mercer County, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates
1861-08-05
1861-08-09
1861-08-13
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Citation

William Dean to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08-09, 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-0001-021-0036 (November 12, 2026).

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To his Excellency theGovernor of
Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioner William Dean a citizen of Mercer County Kentucky, would respectfully represent to your honor that one James Sallee, aged about 23 years. Six feet high: weighing about 160 lbs: black hare: black ^pale blue^ eyes, fair complection: and one Merritt Condor, aged from 21 to 25 years. about 5 1/2 feet high, weighs 1240. lbs: back hare: blacky eyes: and dark skin: Citizens of the county aforesaid, have been guilty of homicide Committed upon the person Miss Emiline Dean, Daughter of your petitioner, on Monday the 5 day of August 1861 at the residence of your petitioner, and that the said offenders have made their escape and are now going at large — Wherefore your petitioner prays your excellency to offer a reward to the ^for^ arrest for ^of^ said offenders: and as in duty bound your petitioner will ever pray.

att E. J. Polk
William ^his X mark^ Dean

Sworn to before me by William Dean this 9 Aug 1861

Chr Chinn P J M C C

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To his Exl Gov MaGoffin —
Mercer Co
$300 each
Reward for James Sallee & Merrit Condor
Murder
Issd. Aug 13. 1861