Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Indicted for grand larceny in Knox County, Kentucky, on September 19, 1860. Reported as a fugitive in Greenville, Tennessee, on December 18, 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

"An Act for the Benefit of Samuel Black and Isaac J. Black," Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, (Frankfort, Ky.: John B. Major, State Printer, 1861-1863), 218.

KYR-0001-021-0012.

Citation

Foster, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207573 (November 12, 2026).

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The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as William Foster (Knox County, Kentucky, criminal; possibly Greene Co, TN resident). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (2)

Journal
Beriah Magoffin, Executive Journal, December 24, 1860
1860-12-24
Legal/Financial
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William Foster, Transcript
1860-12-18

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