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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-0001-006-0109 BR6-138 to BR6-139A

Spencer County, Indiana Spencer County, Indiana 1865-12-20 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 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 Indiana Spencer County SS

This day personaly appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County, Clem Crowdes who being sworn and says that Charles Flood (alias Charles Jones) And Albert Catlin (alias Charles Clark) on or about the first dayfifteenth day of November, 1865, in the night time of say day, to wit: about the hour of one o'clock A. M. of said night, at and in Said County of Spencer and State of Indiana, with force and Arms, did there and then unlawfully, forcably, feloniously and burglariously brake and enter the Store house of George H. Balsly there & then Situate in Said County, and and they, the said Charles Flood and Albert Catlin did there and then unlawfully and feloniously take, steal and carry away four thousand dollars in United States currency commonly called "Green Back" and in the bonds of the United States commonly called seven thirties, and gold coin, of the United States And in silver coin of the United Stats -- said green back currency bonds and gold and Silver then and there being the property of Robert Graham and of the value of four thousand dollars -- and further saith not --

Clem Crowdus

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State of Indiana County of Spencer } SS

personly appered before Me S. S. Stuteville a justice of the peace in and for Said County, ^Clem Crowdes^ and Subescribed and was Duly Sworn to the within by me Dated this 20th Day of December 1865

S. S. Stuteville J P

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CERTIFICATE . Printed and Sold by W. & J. Braden, Indianapolis.

The State of Indiana, Spencer County, SS:

I, B. T. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court, within and for the County of spencer aforesaid, do hereby certify that S. S. Stuteville, Esq., whose certificate of acknowledgement appears to the Instrument of writing to which this is attached, was, at the time of making said certificate, to-wit: the 20th day of December 1865, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Spencer duly elected, commissioned, and qualified, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts, and that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine.

INDIANA SPENCER COURT COUNTY CIRCUIT

In Witness of Which, I hereunto affix the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name, at Rockport this 20th day of December, 1865

B. T. Smith Clerk. Spencer Circuit Court

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from justice of the State of Indiana and believed to be in the neighborhood of Hanover Junction either in the State of Pennsylvania or Maryland, that said parties are charged with Burglary committed in Spencer County Indiana.

Robert Graham

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of December 1865

Laz Noble ClK Sup Court of Indiana

INDIANA SUPREME COURT