CALL NUMBER:        S 538017

CREATOR: Governor John G. Richards (1927-1931)

TITLE: Extraditions file

DATE: 1927-1930

VOLUME: 4.00 cubic ft.

ARRANGEMENT: Series arranged chronologically by year and thereunder alphabetically by surname of fugitive.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE: The right to request and grant the extradition of fugitives from justice was vested in the governors of the states by Article IV, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. In 1793, Congress made it incumbent upon the governor issuing the requisition to demand the person as a fugitive from justice and to produce a certified copy of either an indictment or an affidavit showing the person to be charged with a crime in the state from which the demand proceeds.

SUMMARY SCOPE NOTE: This series contains requisitions to and from Governor Richards for the return of fugitives. Other documents include indictments, affidavits, arrest warrants, and certificates for extradition. Information includes the names of fugitives; the nature, circumstances, and location of crimes; and the final disposition of requisitions for extradition.

INDEX/FINDING AID: Folder level container list available.

LINKING NOTE: A separate record contains a biography of Governor John G. Richards.