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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-0001-006-0091 BR6-116

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Richard James Oglesby (Fourteenth governor of the State of Illinois, soldier, attorney, and politician.) N00006923 1824-07-25 1899-04-24 Categories: People

Fourteenth governor of the State of Illinois, soldier, attorney, and politician. Oldham County, Kentucky, native. Son of Jacob Oglesby and Isabella Watson Oglesby. Married to Anna E. White Oglesby. Father of Richard Oglesby, Anna Oglesby, Olive Oglesby, and Robert Oglesby. Read law with Silas W. Robinson in Springfield, Illinois, in 1844. Served in the 4th Illinois Regiment (U.S.A.) as a first lieutenant in the U.S.-Mexican War. Attorney in Macon County, Illinois, in 1847. Attended law school in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1848. Trader in Yuba County, California, in 1850. Attorney in Macon County, Illinois, in 1860. Member of the Senate of the United States from the State of Illinois in 1860. Served in the 8th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a colonel. Served in the United States Army as a brigadier general and major general. Wounded at the Siege of Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, in 1862. Commanded the 16th Army Corps (U.S.A.) in 1863. Governor of the State of Illinois from January 16, 1865, to January 11, 1869.

Relationships Political: Executive Department, Illinois Political: Sharon Tyndale (Illinois, engineer, County surveyor, Postmaster and Secretary of State. ) Political: William Hipwell (Louisville soldier and police) Legal: Matthew Skiffington (Peoria County, Illinois, laborer and barkeeper. ) Legal: William Hipwell (Louisville soldier and police)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, California, Yuba County, Nevada City, p. 313B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Illinois, Macon County, Decatur Ward 2, pp. 606-7. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Macon County, Decatur, p. 334B. "Oglesby Dead," The Daily Republican (Decatur, IL), April 24, 1899, p. 1. John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001), 9, 408-409, 725. John Moses, ed., Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States: Illinois Edition, vol. II (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896), 537-44. Mark A. Plummer, Lincoln's Rail-Splitter: Governor Richard J. Oglesby (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2001). Franc B. Wilkie, A Sketch of Richard J. Oglesby (1884). "Anna 'Little Sissie' Oglesby (1861-1862)," Find A Grave, Memorial 41042166, accessed September 15, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41042166. 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. Matthew Skiffington (Peoria County, Illinois, laborer and barkeeper. ) N00019873 1830 1889 Categories: People

Peoria County, Illinois, laborer and barkeeper. New York native. Married to Janett Skiffington. Laborer in Dutchess County, New York in 1850. Barkeeper in Peoria County, Illinois, in 1860. Charged with stealing from Thomas Forman in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1865. Fugitive from justice in Illinois in 1865.

Relationships Legal: William Hipwell (Louisville soldier and police) Legal: William K. Thomas (Jefferson County, Kentucky, jailer) Legal: David A. Wheeler (Peoria County, Illinois, constable and laborer.) Legal: State of Illinois Political: Sharon Tyndale (Illinois, engineer, County surveyor, Postmaster and Secretary of State. ) Legal: Peoria Circuit Court Legal: William W. O'Brien (Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, attorney. ) Legal: Thomas Cratty (Peoria County, Illinois, attorney.) Legal: George C. McFadden (Peoria County, Illinois, merchant, hotelkeeper, and sheriff.) Legal: Thomas Mooney, Jr. (Peoria County, Illinois, farmer and court clerk.) Legal: Marion Williamson (Peoria, Peoria County Illinois, lawyer and judge.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, New York, Dutchess County, North East, p. 318A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Illinois, Peoria County, Peoria Ward 4, p. 268. Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Mortality Schedules, Illinois, Peoria County, Peoria, p. 307C. "Matthew Skiffington (1830-1889)," Find A Grave, Memorial 93245262, accessed May 2, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93245262. KYR-0001-006-0086. KYR-0001-006-0093. William Hipwell (Louisville soldier and police) N00005313 1822? Categories: People

Louisville, Kentucky, soldier and police officer. Native of Ireland. Married to Alecia Hipwell. Father to Thomas H. Hipwell, Mary Hipwell, Katie Hipwell, Lucy A. Hipwell, Marie C. Hipwell, Willie Hipwell and Jennie Hipwell. Boot maker in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1850. Shoemaker in La Porte County, Indiana, in 1860. Served in the 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from December 11, 1861 to November 26, 1862. Police officer in Louisville in 1865.

Relationships Legal: William Whalen (Louisville, Kentucky) Legal: Louis Kiner (Louisville, Kentucky) Legal: Christian Quinot (Louisville, Kentucky, blacksmith) Legal: Joseph Clement (Jefferson County, Kentucky, attorney and justice of the peace) Legal: James P. Harbeson (lawyer) Social: James P. Harbeson (lawyer) Legal: William K. Thomas (Jefferson County, Kentucky, jailer) Legal: Matthew Skiffington (Peoria County, Illinois, laborer and barkeeper. ) Legal: Richard James Oglesby (Fourteenth governor of the State of Illinois, soldier, attorney, and politician.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Ward Six, p. 402B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Indiana, La Porte County, Center Township, p. 134. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson, Louisville Ward 11, p. 446B. Indiana Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Indiana State Department of Health and Vital Records, Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, IN, Certificate 463. Chas. C Chapman, History of La Porte County, Indiana, (Chicago: Chas. Chapman & Co., 1880), 530. Sharon Tyndale (Illinois, engineer, County surveyor, Postmaster and Secretary of State. ) N00019892 1816-01-19 1871-04-29 Categories: People

St. Clair County, Illinois, engineer, postmaster, and politician. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native. Married to Mary Dorathea Hilgard Tyndale in St. Clair County, Illinois, in May 1839. Father of Emma Tyndale, Troilus Tyndale, Julius Tyndale, Theodore Tyndale, and Hector Tyndale. Resident of St. Clair County, Illinois, in 1834. Engineer in St. Clair County, Illinois, in 1850. Surveyor in St. Clair County in 1860. Postmaster for Belleville in St. Clair County from March 27, 1861, to January 8, 1865. Member of the Republican Party. Secretary of State for the State of Illinois from 1865 to 1869.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Illinois, St. Clair County, Ridge Prairie District, p. 498A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Illinois, St. Clair County, Township 1 Range 8, p. 612. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, p. 437B. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, St. Clair County, Illinois, vol. 32, p. 400. Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT, St. Clair County Marriages, Film 002169353. "Fearful Tragedy," The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), May 1, 1871, p. 2. "The Tyndale Murder," Decatur Republican (Decatur, IL), May 4, 1871, p. 4. Francis M. Shonkwiler, et al., eds., Encyclopedia of Illinois, vol. 1 (Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1917), 473. David A. Wheeler (Peoria County, Illinois, constable and laborer.) N00019904 1822? Categories: People

Peoria County, Illinois, constable and laborer. Connecticut native. Married to Emily Miller Wheeler in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, on September 23, 1852. Father of Charles Wheeler, Frank Wheeler, Mary Wheeler, Harry Wheeler, Florence Wheeler, and Clement Wheeler. Constable in Peoria County, Illinois, in 1860. Laborer in Peoria County in 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Illinois, Peoria County, Peoria Ward 2, pp. 151-2. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Peoria County, Peoria Ward 6, p. 425A. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Peoria County, IL, June 1863, p. 375. Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Tuscarawas County Marriages, Film 000317307. 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). United States of America P001802 Categories: Places

Capital at Washington, District of Columbia.

38.8951, -77.0364 Karl Patterson Schmidt et al., "United States" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States) (accessed May 26, 2017). USGS: Earth Explorer, "Washington, District of Columbia," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 29, 2020). Springfield, Illinois P00015391 Categories: Places

Capital of Illinois. County seat of Sangamon County, Illinois.

39.8017, -89.6437 "Springfield, Illinois," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 18, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Peoria County, Illinois P00019883 Categories: Places

County in North Central Illinois. Seat at Peoria.

40.7881, -89.76 Francis M. Shonkwiler, et al., eds., Encyclopedia of Illinois, Vol. 1 (Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1917), 419-20. The History of Peoria County Illinois (Chicago: Johnson & Company, 1880). USGS: Earth Explorer, Peoria County, Illinois," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on May 3, 2023). Peoria, Illinois P00019884 Categories: Places

County seat of Peoria County, Illinois.

40.6936, -89.589 C. Ballance, The History of Peoria, Illinois (Peoria, IL: N. C. Nason, 1870). Francis M. Shonkwiler, et al., eds., Encyclopedia of Illinois, vol. 1 (Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1917), 418-19. USGS: Earth Explorer, Peoria, Illinois," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on May 3, 2023). State of Illinois O00014696 1818-12-03 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Illinois. Capital at Springfield, Illinois. Governor(s): William Henry Bissell (January 12, 1857 - March 18, 1860), John Wood (March 18, 1860 - January 14, 1861), Richard Yates (January 14, 1861 - January 16, 1865), and Richard James Oglesby (January 16, 1865 - January 11, 1869).

Relationships Political: Richard Yates (Morgan County, Illinois, governor, attorney, representative, and senator) Political: Ozias Mather Hatch (Springfield, IL, secretary of state of IL (1856-1864))

Janet Cartwright, Richard T. Lockhart, and Paul Simon, “Illinois,” Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed June 5, 2021, https://www.britannica.com/place/Illinois-state. “Former Illinois Governors," National Governors Association, accessed June 5, 2021, https://www.nga.org/former-governors/illinois. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Executive Department, Illinois O00020644 1818 Categories: Organizations

Office of the Governor, in which the Constitution of the State of Illinois vests the executive power of the state.

Relationships Political: Sharon Tyndale (Illinois, engineer, County surveyor, Postmaster and Secretary of State. ) Political: Richard James Oglesby (Fourteenth governor of the State of Illinois, soldier, attorney, and politician.)

George W. Smith, History of Illinois and Her People, vol. I (Chicago: The American Historical Society). Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois 1865-10-17 Legal/Financial 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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RICHARD J. OGLESBY,

STATE SOVEREIGNTY NATIONAL UNION
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. To any Sheriff, Coroner or Constable of any County in this State, -- Greeting:

Whereas, It has been made known to me by the Executive authority of the State of Kentucky that Matthew Skifington stands charged in the state of Kentucky with the crime of Felony and that the said Matthew Skifington has fled from the justice of said State and taken refuge in the State of Illinois:

Now, therefore, I, RICHARD J. OGLESBY, Governor of the State of Illinois, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and of this State, do hereby command you to arrest and apprehend the said Matthew Skifington if he be found within the limits of the State aforesaid, and cause him to be safely kept, and delivered to the custody of William Hipwell who has been duly constituted the agent of the said State of Kentucky to receive said fugitive from the justice of said State, he paying all fees and charges for the arrest and apprehension of said Matthew Skifington and make due return to the Executive Department of this State, the manner in which this writ may be executed.

SEAL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS STATE SOVEREIGNTY NATIONAL UNION 1818

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Great Seal of State to be hereunto affixed. Done at the City of Springfield, this 17th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five, and of the Independence of the United States the ninetieth

Richard J. Oglesby By the Governor: Sharon Tyndale Secretary of State.

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State of Illinois Peoria County ss.

I, D. A. Wheeler a constable in and for said county and the City of Peoria did arrest, by and in pursuance of the within warrant, the within named Mathew Skifington and delivered his body and person into the custody of the withinnamed Wm Hipwell, all of which was done at the city of Peoria on the 18th day of October AD 1865.

D. A. Wheeler P. C