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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-0001-033-0030 R3-56

Jefferson County, Kentucky Jefferson County, Kentucky 1863-01-28 Legal/Financial 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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The Commonwealth of Kentucky agst } Affidavits Chas. Rodgers & Jno. W. Buckman

John Kitts of the Firm of Kitts & Werne doing business in the City of Louisville County of Jefferson and state of Kentucky States that on the 14th day of January 1863, one Chas Rodgers and one John W. Buckman feloniously stole took and carried away Twenty one Diamonds Stone: of the value of Twenty Seven hundred dollars: of the Goods and Chattels of John Kitts and Joseph Werne. doing business as aforesaid under the Style and firm of Kitts & Werne: Affiant says that said parties names are unknown to him but that they are now Fugitives from Justice from the State of Kentucky: and as he is informed and believes are in the state of Missouri: arrested, and awaiting a requisition from the Gov of Kentucky:

John Kitts

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Subscribed and sworn to before me by John Kitts this 28th day of January 1863

Jos. Clement, Justice of the peace Jeff Co Ky

Jefferson Co

Requisition on Missouri for Chas Rodgers & Jno W. Buckman Req. IssdJany 30. 1863
D. T. Bligh