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 November 12, 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-0001-033-0023 R3-47

New Castle, Henry County, Kentucky New Castle, Henry County, Kentucky 1862-12-10 Correspondence English 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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New Castle, Henry County Kentucky December 10th 1862 To his Excellency, the Governor of Kentucky,

The undersigned, county Judge of Henry County would respectfully represent:

That on the 2nd day of Decr 1862 one Wm. D. Mitchell and one James Deering were arrested on a warrant for unlawfully shooting one Fleet Goodridge and brought before the undersigned for examination on the charge -- That the accused were regularly examined by me, and the sd Wm. D. Mitchell was fully committed for murder in the first degree, and the sd. Jas. Deering discharged.

That the sd Wm D. Mitchell has been forcibly rescued from the jail of this county and is now going at large -- (see certificate and affidavit accompanying)

In view of the foregoing facts, and on the application of as is made my special duty by statute, I request your exExcellency to offer a suitable reward for the apprehension of the sd Wm D Mitchell -- and yr petitioner as in duty bound &c

Jno C Monfort P J H C C

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Said Mitchell is about twenty years of age, fiveabout five feet ten inches high, da black hair, blue eyes, oblong visage, rather sparlely made rather downcast look --

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Henry Co

$250 Reward for Wm D. Mitchell Murder Fleet Goodridge Jr OffdDecr 11. 1862