Lafayette Shaw to James F. Robinson
1863-08-28
- Date of Creation
- August 28, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863
- Box / Folder
- R4-334
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0525
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211727
Citation
Lafayette Shaw to James F. Robinson, 1863-08-28, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-029-0525 (February 6, 2026).
Independence Ky
His Elxcellency
James F Robinson
Governor of Ky
Sir
John W Swain Indicted for the murder of Peter Finley made his escape from the Covington Jail Some four weeks since — It was an atrocious murder and he has not been arrested — I recommend the highest reward allowed by law should be offered by your Excellency for his arrest
Very Respcty
your obt servt
L Shaw P J K C C