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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-0001-033-0027 R3-51

Franklin County, Kentucky Franklin County, Kentucky 1863-01-13 Legal/Financial English 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 Kentucky Henry Franklin County } sct --

This day personally appeared before me, the undersigned Justice of the peace in & for the County & State aforesaid F H Goodrich and made oath that on the 1st day of December 1862, in the County of Henry & State of Kentucky. one W D Mitchell did did with malice aforethought, & without excuse or justification Shoot & Kill one Flet Goodrich Jr.. And that said Mitchell was arrested & tried for said crime, before the County Judge of said County & was by said Judge Committed to the Jail of said County to await his ^final^ trial for Said Killing & that on the night of the 9th day of Dec 1862 -- said Mitchell escaped from saidJjail & has fled (as affiant is informed) to the state of Indiana --

F. H Goodrich

Sworn to in due form before the undersigned a Justice of the peace for Franklin County this 13th day of January 1863

Geo W Gwin J. P.