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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Requisitions for the Return of Fugitives from Justice, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-006-0023 BR6-25

Franklin County, Kentucky Thomas Elliott Bramlette (KY governor 1863-67, atty, D.A., col 3rd KY Inf) N001000 1817-01-03 1875-01-12 Categories: People

Twenty-third governor of Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Cumberland County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sallie Travis Bramlette in September 1837. Father of James T. Bramlette, William L. Bramlette, Eugene Bramlette, and Corrina Bell Bramlette. Practiced law in Clinton County, Kentucky, and Columbia, Kentucky. Represented Cumberland and Clinton counties in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1841 to 1843. Commonwealth's attorney of the 8th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1848 to 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in 1850. Circuit judge of the 6th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1856 to 1861. Owned nine enslaved persons in 1860. Served as colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from 1861 to 1862. District attorney of the United States District Court for Kentucky in 1863. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 1, 1863, to September 3, 1867. Owned law firm of Bramlette & Van Winkle in partnership with Ephraim L. Van Winkle.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 181A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 335 (p. 2 of 2 on microfilm). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, The Town of Columbia 1st Division, p. 13 (p. 2 of 3 on microfilm). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 83B. Ross A. Webb, “Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867)” in Lowell H. Harrison, ed., Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 93-97 Lowell H. Harrison, "Bramlette, Thomas Elliott" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 112-13. Robert Alexander Burke (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer, murder suspect, and fugitive from justice.) N00019705 1828-06-14 1906-04-26 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Indiana native. Son of Robert Burke and Nancy A. Burke. Married to Sarah Wallace Burke in Franklin County, Kentucky, on May 1, 1857. Father of Olivia J. Burke, Polly A. Burke, and Nancy J. Burke. Farmer in Lawrence County, Indiana, in 1850. Farmer in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1860. Indicted for the murder of Thomas Wallace in Franklin County in 1863. Escaped from the Franklin County Jail on February 23, 1864. Fugitive from justice in Indiana in 1864.

Relationships Legal: William Sams (Carroll County, Kentucky, sawmill operator, barkeeper, and agent of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.) Legal: Franklin County Court Legal: Jacob Swigert, Sr. (Frankfort, Kentucky, attorney, court clerk, and judge) Legal: H. R. Miller (Frankfort ) Legal: Thomas C. Wallace (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Killed by Robert Alexander Burke in 1863.) Legal: Franklin County Jail

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Indiana, Lawrence County, Indian Creek, p. 385B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 363. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Indiana, Vermillion County, Vermillion Township, p. 125A. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994034, Franklin County Marriages, p. 12. Indiana Death Certificates, 1900–2017, Indiana State Department of Health and Vital Records, Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, IN, 1906, Roll 13, Volume 90, Record 27. KYR-0001-006-0011. KYR-0001-006-0023. Thomas C. Wallace (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Killed by Robert Alexander Burke in 1863.) N00019706 1796? 1863 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Juretta Hawkins Wallace in Franklin County, Kentucky, on April 5, 1831. Father of James Wallace, Reuben Wallace, Sarah Wallace Burke, and Nancy Wallace. Farmer and mechanic in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Franklin County in 1860. Killed by Robert Alexander Burke in Franklin County in 1863.

Relationships Social: Robert Alexander Burke (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer, murder suspect, and fugitive from justice.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 74B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 350. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT, Franklin County Marriages, Film 000266192. KYR-0001-006-0011 Albert Bridgeford (Frankfort, Kentucky, laborer and fugitive from justice.) N00021174 1827-06-09 1871-06-13 Categories: People

Frankfort, Kentucky, laborer and fugitive from justice. Kentucky native. Son of Mary Bridgeford. Married to Margaret Frances Combs Bridgeford in 1847. Father of William Bridgeford, Ella Bridgeford, and Charles Bridgeford. Railroad laborer in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Frankfort, Kentucky, in 1860. Resident of Franklin County in 1863. Charged with shooting Margaret F. Combs Bridgeford in Franklin County. Escaped from the Franklin County Jail on February 23, 1864. Fugitive from justice in February 1864.

Relationships Legal: Margaret Frances Combs Bridgeford (Frankfort, Kentucky, resident.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 86B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 257. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Frankfort County, Frankfort, p. 105B. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Franklin County, KY, July 1863, p. 2. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 348. "Mrs. Margaret Bridgeford Dies at Residence of Son," Lexington Leader (Lexington, KY), May 20, 1916, p. 3. "Albert Benjamin Bridgeford (1827-1871)," Find A Grave, Memorial 158685336, accessed November 28, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158685336. KYR-0001-006-0023. Margaret Frances Combs Bridgeford (Frankfort, Kentucky, resident.) N00021176 1826-10-17 1916-05-18 Categories: People

Frankfort, Kentucky, resident. Clark County, Kentucky, native. Daughter of William R. Combs. Married to Albert Bridgeport in 1847. Mother of Mary A. Bridgeford, William Bridgeford, Ella Bridgeford, and Charles Bridgeford. Resident of Frankfort, Kentucky, in 1860. Shot by Albert Bridgeport in Franklin County.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 257. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Frankfort County, Frankfort, p. 105B. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 348. "Mrs. Margaret Bridgeford Dies at Residence of Son," Lexington Leader (Lexington, KY), May 20, 1916, p. 3. "Margaret Frances Combs Bridgeford (1826-1916)," Find A Grave, Memorial 74972439, accessed November 28, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74972439. KYR-0001-006-0023. William Johnson (Convicted of grand larceny in Franklin Circuit Court in 1863.) N00021178 1836? Categories: People

Convicted of grand larceny by the Franklin Circuit Court in 1863. Granted a new trial by the Franklin Circuit Court in 1863. Escaped from the Franklin County Jail on February 23, 1864. Fugitive from justice in February 1864.

KYR-0001-004-3278. KYR-0001-006-0023. John Anderson (Charged with grand larceny in Franklin Circuit Court.) N00021179 1824? Categories: People

Charged with grand larceny by the Franklin Circuit Court. Escaped from the Franklin County Jail on February 23, 1864. Fugitive from justice in February 1864.

KYR-0001-006-0023. George Canning Drane (Henry County, Kentucky, attorney and circuit judge) N00002278 1827-11-17 1898-01-01 Categories: People

Henry County, Kentucky, attorney and circuit judge. Henry County, Kentucky, native. Son of Edward C. Drane and Judith Dupuy Drane. Married to Mary Shipman Drane in 1861. Father of Paul S. Drane. Graduated from the Law Department of the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1849. Partner with William S. Pryor in the law firm Pryor & Drane in Henry County in 1849. Resident of Henry County in 1850. Attorney in Henry County in 1860. Circuit judge of the Eighth Kentucky Judicial District from 1862 to 1868.

Relationships Economic: Henry Circuit Court Legal: William "Stukey" Ransdall (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Edward Hayden (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Henry Circuit Court Military: Kentucky State Guard Military: Office of the Inspector General of Kentucky Military: A. B. Vallandingham (Authorized to raise companies of Kentucky State Guard in Louisville, Kentucky in 1864) Social: Edward Hayden (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: [Unknown] McDermot (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident. Mother of Patrick McDermot.) Political: Patrick McDermot (Arrested for the attempted murder of Patrick Ford in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1861.) Social: [Unknown] McDermot (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident. Mother of Patrick McDermot.) Legal: John Anderson (Charged with grand larceny in Franklin Circuit Court.) Legal: William Johnson (Convicted of grand larceny in Franklin Circuit Court in 1863.) Legal: Albert Bridgeford (Frankfort, Kentucky, laborer and fugitive from justice.) Legal: Robert Alexander Burke (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer, murder suspect, and fugitive from justice.) Legal: Gallatin Circuit Court

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 395B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, New Castle, p. 247. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 148B. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, No. 24 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306 Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-306. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Henry County, KY, August, 1863, p. 221. "Judge Drane Dead," Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), January 2, 1898, p. 5. "Henry County law and government," Henry County Local (New Castle, KY), December 9, 1998, p. 6. The Biographical Encyclopædia of Kentucky of the Dead and Living Men of the Nineteenth Century, vol. 1 (Cincinnati: J. M. Armstrong & Company, 1878), 30-1. Franklin County, Kentucky P001019 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Frankfort. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 16, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, "Franklin County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 354-56. Franklin Circuit Court O00000376 Categories: Organizations

Located in the Eighth Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Elijah F. Nuttall and George C. Drane. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Patrick U. Major and John L. Scott. Clerk(s): Philip Swigert and Walter R. Franklin.

Relationships Legal: Henry C. Metcalf (Lexington auctioneer) Legal: Joseph Pfeiffer (Franklin County, Kentucky, bar keeper) Legal: Allic Ford (Stamping Ground, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: William Hockensmith (Scott County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Sandford Robertson (Scott County, Kentucky, farm laborer) Legal: Martin J. Sebree (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Benjamin Botts (Fleming County, Kentucky, farmer & sheriff) Legal: Andrew J. Banta (Nicholas County, Kentucky, farmer, sheriff, and soldier (CSA)) Legal: Decius C. Priest (Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer, constable, and sheriff) Legal: William E. Ashbrook (Covington, Kentucky, sheriff and merchant) Legal: John H. McBrayer (Anderson County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff) Legal: Francis Christopher Catron (Knox County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff) Legal: Henry C. Metcalf (Lexington and Nicholasville rope and bagging manufacturer) Legal: Jno B. Payne (Franklin County ) Legal: Grant Green (Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, attorney, Kentucky Secretary of State, and Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts) Legal: Jacob T. Young (Lyon County, Kentucky, sheriff) Legal: Samuel F. Roberts (Kenton County, KY, farmer and sheriff) Legal: George W. Doneghy (Boyle County, Kentucky, Sheriff) Legal: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: William T. Samuels (Hardin Co, KY, clerk, commissioner, KY State Auditor, state rep, clerk of KY Hse of Rep) Legal: Reuben R. Jones (Meade Co, Ky, sheriff and major) Legal: Oliver G. Moore (Edmonson County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff.) Legal: Larkin J. Procter (Edmonson County, Kentucky, attorney, politician, hotelkeeper, and Mammoth Cave lessee) Legal: Felix Jarboe (Marion County, KY, farmer) Legal: Henry T. Jackson (Marion County, Kentucky, constable and sheriff) Legal: George Canning Drane (Henry County, Kentucky, attorney and circuit judge) Legal: Samuel P. Alexander (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: James J. Long (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer)

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Franklin County Jail O00020665 Categories: Organizations

Detention facility in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. Jailer(s): H. R. Miller (1862).

Relationships Legal: John Anderson (Charged with grand larceny in Franklin Circuit Court.) Legal: William Johnson (Convicted of grand larceny in Franklin Circuit Court in 1863.) Legal: Albert Bridgeford (Frankfort, Kentucky, laborer and fugitive from justice.) Legal: Robert Alexander Burke (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer, murder suspect, and fugitive from justice.)

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, No. 24 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 304. Dorothea Dix, A Review of the Present Condition of the State Penitentiary of Kentucky, with Brief Notices and Remarks upon the Jails and Poor-Houses in Some of the Most Populous Counties (Frankfort, KY: A. G. Hodges, State Printer, 1845), 16. Kentucky State Penitentiary O00000266 1798 1884 Categories: Organizations

State prison of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Frankfort, Kentucky. Operated from 1798 to 1884. Keeper(s): Jeremiah W. South (1859-1863) and Harry I. Todd (1863-1871).

Relationships Economic: Harry Innes Todd, Sr. (Frankfort, Kentucky, merchant and penitentiary keeper) Legal: Gabriel Endicott (Lawrence County farmer and prisoner for man slaughter) Economic: Ephraim Whitesides (Frankfort, Kentucky, carpenter and assistant keeper of the penitentiary) Legal: Charles Hawkins (Frankfort, Kentucky) Legal: George Knorr (Newport, Kentucky farmer and felon) Legal: Angelo Devoto (Louisville, Kentucky, confectionery shop owner) Legal: James Duddleson (stub, mercer or boyle county) Legal: James Savage (Wayne County farmer and penitentiary inmate) Legal: James Johnson (Campbell County, Kentucky, prisoner) Economic: James Landon Sneed (Franklin County, Kentucky farmer and clerk) Economic: Robert W. Lawler (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard) Legal: William J. Tice (Steele) (Jefferson Co, Frankfort, and Covington, KY) Legal: Felix McDermot (Kenton County laborer and prisoner for grand larceny) Legal: David Schroeder (Louisville, Kentucky, butcher) Legal: Thomas Edrington (Louisville, Kentucky, carpenter and convict) Legal: Francis Pace (Harlan County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Thomas Birmingham (Jefferson County, Kentucky) Legal: Daniel Bush (Jefferson County, Kentucky) Legal: William Nichols (Covington, KY steel mill worker) Legal: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate) Political: James Landon Sneed (Franklin County, Kentucky farmer and clerk) Political: Robert W. Lawler (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard) Political: John T. Hockensmith (Franklin County, KY, prison guard) Political: Luther S. Prentiss (Franklin County, KY, miller) Political: Robert W. Willhoit (Franklin County, Kentucky, petitioner ) Political: R. K. Taylor (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard. ) Political: James Gallahue (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard. ) Political: Thomas J. Frazier (Breathitt County, Kentucky, postmaster, politician, judge, and Register of the Land Office) Political: L. Tobias (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard) Legal: Thomas B. Wadlington (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Wesley [Unknown] (Caldwell County, Kentucky, enslaved man) Legal: William J. Wadlington (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer. ) Legal: Hezekiah Alexander Jr. (Meade County, Kentucky, resident. ) Legal: William Duerbeck (Ohio River boat steward.) Legal: John Smith (Mont Wilson) (Frankfort, Kentucky, inmate.) Legal: Austin Bingham (Trigg County, Kentucky, laborer. Convicted of murder in 1859.) Legal: Jeremiah W. South (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer and keeper of the State Penitentiary) Legal: John J. Dyer, Jr. (Trigg County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff.) Legal: William Johnson (Convicted of grand larceny in Franklin Circuit Court in 1863.) Legal: Daniel W. Clark (Kenton County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Stephen W. Duval (McLean County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier.)

Calvin Fairbank, Rev. Calvin Fairbank During Slavery Times: How He “Fought the Good Fight” to Prepare “The Way” (Chicago: R. R. McCabe & Co., 1890), 54-56; 104-117; 139-46. J. W. South. “Report of the Keeper and Lessee of the Kentucky Penitentiary to the General Assembly, September 13, 1861,” Legislative Document Series, No. 7 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 3-13. Report of the Special Committee on the Penitentiary to the Senate of Kentucky, February 26, 1880, Legislative Document No. 18 (Frankfort: E. H. Porter, 1880), 78. William C. Sneed, A Report on the History and Mode of Management of the Kentucky Penitentiary from its Origin, in 1798, to March 1, 1860 (Frankfort: Senate of Kentucky, 1860), 553. Eighth Judicial District of Kentucky O001027 Categories: Organizations

This Commonwealth of Kentucky judicial district included Trimble, Carroll, Henry, Franklin, Owen, Gallatin, Grant, and Boone Counties. Judge(s): Elijah F. Nuttall (1860-1861) and George C. Drane (1862-1865). Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Patrick U. Major (1860-1861) and John L. Scott (1862-1865).

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, No. 24 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Franklin County, Kentucky 1864-02-24 Petition English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Franklin Circuit Court: Hon. Gov. Bramlette:

On last night the following persons escaped from the Franklin County Jail:

Alexander Burke ^a small man about 25 years of age^ charged with the crime of murdering Thomas Wallace: also

Ab. Bridgeford, a small man, with sandy hair, about 35 years of age, charged with shooting his wife; also,

Wm. Johnson, about 28 years old, weighing about 140 pounds, convicted to 1 years imprisonment in the Kentucky Penitentiary ^for Grand Larceny:^: also

John Anderson, weighing about 160 pounds, dark complexion, about f 40 years of age, charged with Grand Larceny:

The Governor of Kentucky is earnestly requested to offer suitable rewards for the apprehension of these person, so escaped from the Jail of Franklin County.

Feb. 24, 1864.

Geo. C. Drane Ct Judge 8th Jud Dis.

$2500 for Burke 2050 for Bridgeford 150 for Wm Johnson 150 for John Anderson

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Franklin Co $650 Reward 24th Feby 1864