Correspondence

W. H. Lusby to James F. Robinson

1863-08-29

Date of Creation
August 29, 1863
Place of Creation
Lexington, Fayette 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
R4-368 to R4-369
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0546
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32211748
People
Barnes, B. F.
Brand, George Washington
Robinson, James Fisher
Maloy, James
Lusby, William H.
Places
Lexington, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Fayette Circuit Court
Fayette County Court
Dates
1863-08-29
--07-17
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Citation

W. H. Lusby to James F. Robinson, 1863-08-29, 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-0001-029-0546 (November 12, 2026).

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Lexington August 29th 1863
To his Excelency

Govorner of Ky

on yesterday there was tryed in the Fayett Circuit Coart one B. F. Barns Charged With Steeling one mule from Mr Georg Brand and Convicted for four years the Jurys verdict Recomending to your Excelencys mercy the Jury Did not now Barns as Well as I Do he is fone of fiv that Acted me totwo make there Escap and Conspierd to Kill me to get Away him and one Mayloy Did Make there Escape But I. succeded in Recapturing him By him Being taken again for getting money under false Pretenc I think he is A Bad man

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you may hav seen the Dificulty I had With him and the others on the 17 of July I understand he is going to Partition your Excelency I thought I Would Put you on your Gard

Your Humbel Servent
W. H. Lusby
Jailor of F, C,

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Remonstrance