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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-0001-006-0030 BR6-31

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio John C. Adams (Greenup County, Kentucky, judge and lawyer) N00017479 1825? Categories: People

Greenup County, Kentucky, judge and attorney. Ohio native. Son of Joseph Adams. Attorney in Knox County, Ohio, in 1850. Judge of the Greenup County Court in Greenup County, Kentucky, from 1858-1861. Attorney in Greenup County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Greenup Circuit Court Legal: Greenup County Court Legal: Jeremiah Davidson (Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney and newspaper publisher) Legal: George E. Roe (Greenup County, Kentucky, attorney) Legal: John S. Jones (Greenup County, Kentucky, county court clerk, postmaster, iron manufacturer & manager ) Legal: John Seaton (Greenup County, KY, judge) Legal: Ninth Judicial District of Kentucky Legal: Kentucky Court of Appeals Social: John Seaton (Greenup County, KY, judge) Legal: John Brough (Twenty-sixth Governor of the State of Ohio, newspaper editor, railroad president, and politician.) Political: Elijah Connor Phister (Mason County, KY, circuit court judge, attorney, and later? mayor) Political: Jonathan Williams (Greenup County, Kentucky, master collier.) Political: James Lawrence Waring (Greenup County, Kentucky, resident and farmer.) Political: Charles M. Smith (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer.) Political: J. J. Thompson (Signed a petition to nominate Jeremiah Moor to fill a vacancy on the Greenup County Court.) Political: Andrew Suter Meek (Greenup County, Kentucky, day laborer and farmer.) Political: James Frisby (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer and physician.) Political: Daniel McGarey (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: Thomas M. Gambol (Greenup County, Kentucky, resident) Political: George W. Truitt (Greenup County, KY, farmer) Political: Matthew L. Thompson (Greenup County, KY, farmer) Political: Jeremiah Moore (Greenup County, KY, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Knox County, Monroe, p. 299A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States(1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, East Little Sandy, p. 839. "An Act for the benefit of John C. Adams, judge of the Greenup quarterly court," Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, (Frankfort, Ky: John B. Major and W. R. Hughes Public Printer, 1861, 1862, and 1863), 158. Archibald Manes (Effingham County, Illinois, farmer) N001769 1829? Categories: People

Effingham County, Illinois, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Elizabeth Manes. Father of King S. Manes and Mary E. Manes. Farmer in Effingham County, Illinois, in 1850. Resident of Effingham County in 1855. Accused of kidnapping Thomas M. Adams from Richland County, Illinois, in August 1863. Reported as a fugitive from justice in 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Illinois, Effingham County, p. 309A. Illinois States Census (1855), Census of Inhabitants, Effingham County, Illinois, p. 11. KYR-0001-006-0001. KYR-0001-006-0030. Richard Yates (Morgan County, Illinois, governor, attorney, representative, and senator) N00014450 1815-01-18 1873-11-27 Categories: People

Morgan County, Illinois, attorney, governor, and legislator. Gallatin County, Kentucky, native. Son of Henry Yates. Married to Catherine Geers Yates in Morgan County, Illinois, on July 11, 1839. Father of William Yates, Henry Yates, Mary Yates, Catherine Yates, and Richard Yates. Graduate of Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1835. Graduate of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1837. Attorney in Morgan County, Illinois, in 1850. Member of the United States House of Representatives from the Seventh Congressional District of Illinois from 1851 to 1855. Attorney in Morgan County in 1860. Employed Martha Murphy as a servant in Morgan County in 1860. Governor of Illinois from January 14, 1861, to January 16, 1865. Member of the United States Senate from Illinois from 1865 to 1871.

Relationships Political: State of Illinois Political: Ozias Mather Hatch (Springfield, IL, secretary of state of IL (1856-1864)) Legal: William L. Manson (Hamilton County, Ohio, Deputy United States Marshal) Political: Dewitt Clinton Fry (Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, constable.) Legal: Robert Pulliam (Morgan County, Illinois, resident. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Illinois, Morgan County, Jacksonville, p. 170A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Illinois, Morgan County, Jacksonville, p. 404. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Morgan County, Jacksonville, p. 460A. Illinois Marriage Records, Morgan County Courthouse, Jacksonville, Illinois, Morgan County Marriages, Film 007619742. "Richard Yates,” Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Carroll County, vol. 3, ed. Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, and Charles L. Hostetter (Chicago, IL: Munsell Publishing Company, 1913), 603. “Richard Yates’ Mother Dies,” The Kenney Gazette (Kenney, IL), October 16, 1908. "Richard Yates (1815-1873)," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present, accessed April, 11, 2021, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/Y000012. "Richard Yates (1815-1873)," Find A Grave, Memorial #6624690, accessed May 12, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6624690. John Brough (Twenty-sixth Governor of the State of Ohio, newspaper editor, railroad president, and politician.) N00008365 1811-09-17 1865-08-29 Categories: People

Twenty-sixth Governor of the State of Ohio, newspaper editor, railroad president, and politician. Washington County, Ohio, native. Son of John Brough and Jane Garnet Brough. Married to Achsah Pruden Brough in Athens County, Ohio, on November 30, 1832. Father of Mary Brough. Married to Caroline A. Nelson Brough. Father of Emma Brough, Caroline Brough, and Anna Brough. Owner of the Washington County Republican from 1831 to 1833. Clerk of the Senate of the State of Ohio from 1835 to 1838. Member of the House of the Representatives of the State of Ohio from 1838 to 1839. Auditor of the State of Ohio from 1839 to 1845. Railroad president in Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1850. Railroad president in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1860. Employed Mary [Unknown], Ann [Unknown] and John Coon as servants in Cuyahoga County in 1860. Governor of the State of Ohio from January 11, 1864, to August 29, 1865.

Relationships Legal: Calvin Dyer (Clinton County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: John Ritchie (Louisville, Kentucky, thief) Legal: Ethelinda Rielea (Louisville, Kentucky) Legal: James D. Jones (Boyd County, Kentucky, attorney, county attorney, and NP) Political: William Henry Smith (Ohio, newspaper editor and 16th Secretary of State) Legal: Samuel Thomas (Hamilton County, Ohio, deputy sheriff) Legal: James Wilson (Hamilton County, Ohio, fugitive from justice.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Indiana, Jefferson County, Madison War 8, p. 124A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Ward 2, p. 748. Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Athens County Marriages, 1805-1864, Film 000311592. "John Brough," The Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), August 30, 1865, p. 2. Osman Castle Hooper, "John Brough," Ohio Archæological and Historical Publications, vol. XIII (Columbus: Fred. J. Heer, 1904), 40-70. "John Brough (1811-1865)," Find A Grave, Memorial 18779, accessed October 18, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18779. Adam Kerr (Portsmouth, Ohio, mayor and ironworker) N00017611 1810 1878 Categories: People

Portsmouth, Ohio, mayor and ironworker. Pennsylvania native. Married to Lucinda Kerr in Scioto County, Ohio, on December 26, 1837. Father of James H. Kerr, A. Eliza Kerr, Isabell Kerr, and Jane Kerr. Member of the Democratic Party. Ironworker in Portsmouth in 1850. Mayor of Portsmouth from 1853 to 1855. Mayor of Portsmouth from 1859 to 1865. Ironworker in Portsmouth in 1860.

Relationships Legal: John C. Adams (Greenup County, Kentucky, judge and lawyer) Legal: John Brough (Twenty-sixth Governor of the State of Ohio, newspaper editor, railroad president, and politician.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Scioto County, Portsmouth, p. 220B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Scioto County, Census, p. 450. Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Greene County Marriages, Film #000292694, p. 235. N. W. Evans, A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio (Portsmouth, Ohio: Nelson W. Evans, 1903), 617-8. "Adam Kerr (1810-1878)," Find A Grave, Memorial #52225399, accessed May 19, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52225399. Ohio P001036 Categories: Places

State in the midwestern United States. Capital at Columbus. Located on the Ohio River and Lake Erie.

39.9612, -82.9988 "Columbus, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 4, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Jeff Wallenfeldt, Francis R. Aumann, and George W. Knepper, "Ohio," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed May 22, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Ohio-state. Scioto County, Ohio P00005316 Categories: Places

County in southeastern Ohio. Seat at Portsmouth. Located on the Ohio River.

38.7317, -82.9977 “Historical Information,” Scotio County Commissioners, accessed March 2, 2017, http://sciotocountydirectory.net/scodc/historical.html. "Portsmouth, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed January 18, 2022, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Illinois P00004765 Categories: Places

State in the midwestern region of the United States. Capital at Springfield. Located on the Ohio River and Mississippi River.

39.8017, -89.6437 Newton Bateman and Paul Selby, ed., Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois (Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1918), p. 241, 258. Roger D. Bridges and Rodney O. Davis, Illinois: Its History and Legacy (St. Louis: River City Publishers, 1984). “Springfield, Illinois," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed February 26, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Kentucky P001800 Categories: Places

State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). Portsmouth, Ohio P00002578 Categories: Places

Seat of Scioto County, Ohio. Located at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Scioto River.

38.7317, -82.9977 "Portsmouth" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/Portsmouth-Ohio) (accessed July 11, 2017). "Portsmouth, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed February 20, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio 1864-04-08 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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State of Ohio Scioto County ss,

John C. Adams of lawful age being by me first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that one Arch Means against whom a requisition was issued by the Governor of the State of Illinois on the Governor of the State of Ohio, and who was there living in the State of Ohio, has removed to and now resides in the State of Kentucky, affiant States that the said Arch Means has removed his residence to said State of Kentucky for the Express purpose of avoiding being arrested under said requisition and that said Arch Means cannot now be arrested unless by requisition from the Governor of Illinois upon the Governor of Kentucky, and further saith not,

Jno. C. Adams

Sworn to and subscribed by the said John. C. Adams before me and in my presence this the 8th day of April AD 1864,

Adam Kerr Mayor of the City of Portsmouth, O

SEAL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH OHIO