Legal/Financial

Thomas Norvell, Affidavit

1863-06-09

Date of Creation
June 9, 1863
Place of Creation
Shelby County, Indiana
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 1862-1863
Box / Folder
R3-17 to R3-18
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-034-0010
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FTP Identifier
32212227

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Dates
1863-06-09
1863-04-23
1863-06-09
1863-07-23
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Thomas Norvell, Affidavit, 1863-06-09, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 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-0001-034-0010 (November 14, 2026).

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State of Indiana
Shelby County ss

Before the undersigned a Notary Public within and for said County this 9th day of June 1863 came Thomas Norvell of lawful age who being by me first duly sworn On his Oath says that on the 23rd day of April 1863 at and in the County of Shelby and state aforesaid One Joseph Purvis late of said County with force and arms, in and upon one Robert Norvell in the peace of the said state and then and there being felloniously wilfully and with malice aforethought did make an assault, and that the said Joseph Purvis with a certain Pistol loaded and charged with gun Powder and one ledden Bullett by the said Joseph Purvis in his right hand then and there had and held to against and upon the said Robert Norvell then and there felloneously wiflfully and of his malice aforethought did shoot and discharge, and that the said Joseph Purvis with the leaden Bullitt aforesaid out of the Pistol aforesaid then and there by force of the gun powder Shot and Sent forth, as aforesaid the said Robert Norvell in and upon the left

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side of him the said Robert Norvell between the Ribs and the hip bone of him the said Robert Norvell there and then felloniously wilfully and of his malice aforethought did strike penetrate and wound giving to him the said Robert Norvell then and there being with the leaden Bullitt aforesaid so as aforesaid shot discharged and Sent forth out of the Pistol aforesaid by the said — Joseph Purvis in and upon the left side of him the said Robert Norvell — between the ribs and hip bone of him the said Robert Norvell one mortal wound of the depth of Six inches of which mortal wound the said Robert Norvell afterwards died at the County aforesaid so the said Thomas Norvell upon his Oath aforesaid says that the said Joseph NorvellPurvis the said Robert Novell in the manner aofresiad, felloneously wilfully and afwith ^his^ malice aforethought did kill and murder against the peace and dignity of the State of Indiana and that the said Joseph Purvis did flee and espcape from the state

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Indiana into the State of Kentucky and where he remains a fugitive from Justice

Thomas Norvell

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of June 1863

{SHELBY COUNTY
INDIANA
NOTARIAL SEAL}

Edw H Davis
NotaryPublic

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Indiana

Demand for Jos. Purvis
"Murder"
Warrant IssdJuly 23. 1863