Requisitions for the return of fugitives from justice, 1803.

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Requisitions for the return of fugitives from justice, 1803.

This is a request from Governor James Garrard asking for the return of a fugitive from justice who fled to another state. Documents relate to Governor Garrard's request for the return from the state of Tennessee of Robert Wiley, who was wanted for horse stealing in Kentucky. Included are correspondence, depositions, and a bill of costs.

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Garrard, James, 1749-1822

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Kentucky governor, 1796-1804. From the description of James Garrard : miscellaneous papers, 1797-1803. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49223937 James Garrard was born to Col. William and Mary Naughty Garrard in Stafford County, Virginia January 14, 1749. He served as the captain of a schooner in the Revolutionary War, during which time he was also elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. He was married to Elizabeth Mountjoy December 20, 1769, and the...

Wiley, Robert, fl. 1803.

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Kentucky. Governor (1796-1804 : Garrard)

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James Garrard was Kentucky's second governor and the only governor to succeed himself. He served from 1796 to 1804, and was a Jeffersonian Republican. Garrard was born in Stafford County, Virginia on January 14, 1749. After holding several local offices, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1779. He joined the Stafford County regiment of the Virginia Militia and served during the American Revolution, rising to the rank of colonel in 1781. In 1783, he move...