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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Apprehension of Fugitives from Justice Papers, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-033-0014 R3-38

Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky 1862-12-29 Correspondence English Version 1 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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Shelbyville Dec 29 1862 J. M. Warring,

Sir your Letter of the 20 is at Hand and I now hasten to reply Wm H. Mefford is here but your order is not sufficient so says our state Prosecutor for me to make the arrest he is not aprised of our nollege about him I sent you a message to George Town but it was returned on acount of no operator in your place you can come on you had better get a requision for him to our Govenor any thing I can do for you will be promptly attended to

Very Respectfully yours Geo. W. Jones City Marshal

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I sent a certificate of Jim Lemon that he was indited in our court & all about him & Still he wont arrest tell me how to proceed if I had better get a requision for him