Legal/Financial

John Kitts, Affidavit

1863-01-28

Date of Creation
January 28, 1863
Place of Creation
Jefferson 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
R3-56
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-033-0030
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FTP Identifier
32212193

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Dates
1863-01-14
1863-01-28
1863-01-30
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Citation

John Kitts, Affidavit, 1863-01-28, 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-0001-033-0030 (November 13, 2026).

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The Commonwealth of Kentucky
agst } Affidavits
Chas. Rodgers & Jno. W. Buckman

John Kitts of the Firm of Kitts & Werne doing business in the City of Louisville County of Jefferson and state of Kentucky States that on the 14th day of January 1863, one Chas Rodgers and one John W. Buckman feloniously stole took and carried away Twenty one Diamonds Stone: of the value of Twenty Seven hundred dollars: of the Goods and Chattels of John Kitts and Joseph Werne. doing business as aforesaid under the Style and firm of Kitts & Werne: Affiant says that said parties names are unknown to him but that they are now Fugitives from Justice from the State of Kentucky: and as he is informed and believes are in the state of Missouri: arrested, and awaiting a requisition from the Gov of Kentucky:

John Kitts

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Subscribed and sworn to before me by John Kitts this 28th day of January 1863

Jos. Clement, Justice of the peace Jeff Co Ky

Jefferson Co


Requisition on Missouri for Chas Rodgers & Jno W. Buckman
Req. IssdJany 30. 1863

D. T. Bligh