Legal/Financial

F. H. Goodrich, Affidavit

1863-01-13

Date of Creation
January 13, 1863
Place of Creation
Franklin County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
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
R3-51
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-033-0027
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FTP Identifier
32212190

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Dates
1862-12-01
1862-12-09
1863-01-13
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F. H. Goodrich, Affidavit, 1863-01-13, 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-0001-033-0027 (November 13, 2026).

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State of Kentucky
Henry Franklin County } sct —

This day personally appeared before me, the undersigned Justice of the peace in & for the County & State aforesaid F H Goodrich and made oath that on the 1st day of December 1862, in the County of Henry & State of Kentucky. one W D Mitchell did did with malice aforethought, & without excuse or justification Shoot & Kill one Flet Goodrich Jr.. And that said Mitchell was arrested & tried for said crime, before the County Judge of said County & was by said Judge Committed to the Jail of said County to await his ^final^ trial for Said Killing & that on the night of the 9th day of Dec 1862 — said Mitchell escaped from saidJjail & has fled (as affiant is informed) to the state of Indiana —

F. H Goodrich

Sworn to in due form before the undersigned a Justice of the peace for Franklin County this 13th day of January 1863

Geo W Gwin J. P.