Correspondence

Robert B. Carpenter to James F. Robinson

1862-12-11

Date of Creation
December 11, 1862
Place of Creation
Covington, 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, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1862-1863
Box / Folder
R3-40
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-033-0016
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FTP Identifier
32212179

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Dates
1862-12-11
1862-06
1862-12-23
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Robert B. Carpenter to James F. Robinson, 1862-12-11, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 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-0001-033-0016 (November 13, 2026).

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Covington, Ky. Decr 11. 1862.
Hon James F. Robinson,
Governor Ky.
Frankfort,
Governor; —

I herewith enclose to you an attested copy of an Indictment found by the grand Jury and reported to the Kenton Circuit Court at Covington at the June Term 1862. against Simeon Sheppard, a negro for feloniously coming into this state. He has since absconded and is now a fugitive from Justice in the County of Hamilton and State of Ohio. I request your Excellency to issue a Requisition to the Governor of Ohio, demanding the return of the fugitive and would respectfully suggest the name of Clinton Butts who is Marshal of this city, as a suitable person to be appointed agent of the Commonwealth to receive the fugitive from the authorities in Ohio, and return him to this state.

Very respecty
Your obet Sevt
R B Carpenter
Comths Atty

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Kenton Co

Requisition of Ohio
S. Sheppard
Felony

IssdDecr 23. 1862
Clint Butts
Agent