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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-1944 MG23-389 to MG23-390

Jefferson County, Kentucky Jefferson County, Kentucky 1862-05-09 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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The State of Kentucky County of Jefferson

This day Nathan A. Williams made oath before me a Justice of the peace for said county that on the night of the 7th day of May 1862 he was Robbed at his room in the United States Hotel in the City of Louisville Kentucky of the sum of three or four hundred dollars in Bank notes (money) and one golvanised Revolving pistol of the value of $25.00. and that a man by the name of Henry D. Morgan who was in the room with this affiant, at that time, committed said Robbery, by the felonious stealing taking and carrying away said money & pistol

N. A. Williams

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of May 1862

Jos Clement. J P J C

The Commonwealth of Kentucky to all Sheriffs constables or policemen of said Commonwealth

Wheras there is good

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grounds to believe that Henry D Morgan late of this County has been guilty of the crime of Robbing Nathan A. Williams of the sum of three of four hundred dollars in money, and a revolving pistal of the value of $25,00, the property of said Nathan A Williams.

You are therefore in the name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky commanded that with the you forthwith arrest the said Henry D Morgan if he be found in this Commonwealth and take him before some magistrate to be dealt with according to law

Given under my hand as Justice of the peace this 9th day of May 1862

Jos Clement J P J C

The within named Henry D Morgan is no inhabitant of the County of Jefferson in state of Kentucky, but is beleived to be a fugitive from Justice, and in the State of Indiana

D. T. Bligh

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Policeman of the City of Louisville

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Make out requisition &c B M

Jefferson Co The Commonwealth vs } Warrant for felony Henry D Morgan Indiana

Requested for H D Morgan IssdMay 12. 1862 D. T. Bligh Agent