Munfordville. Oct 28^th. 1863.
To/
His Excellency Thomas E Bramlett.
Govenor of Kentucky.
My Dear Sir.

Mr Franklin Gorin who stands charged in the Jefferson Circuit Court for shooting and wounding W. C. Wood is personally well known to me and has been from his childhood, has never been a violater of the laws, has always been obedient to the laws of this Commenwealth; is a man of the highest honor, of pure and incorruptable integrity. Was never guilty of a mean or dishonorable act during his long and useful life, and did not commit the act of shooting Mr Wood from any malice or previous motive, the affair being one of sudden passion and impulse —. I respectfully ask your Excellency to interpose and exercise the poweryou alone possess, and pardon Mr Gorin immediately. I ask not this alone on account of Mr Gorins long life of usefulness and his unspotted character, but because I believe I believe the public interest would not suffer by your pardoning Mr Gorin.

I am very
Respectfully.
G. T. Wood

Munfordville. Oct 28^th/ 1863.

We are intimately and well acquainted with Mr F Gorin and believing the statements made by

Mr Wood to be true, we respectfully ask your Excellency to immediately extend to Mr Gorin the exercise of the pardoning power.

Respectfully,

Jas H Compton Clerk
Hart Circuit Court

Henry M Shuffett clerk
Hart County Court
Wm Gardner Presiding Judge of the Hart County court
W B. Craddock
Sheriff of Hart County
F A Smith
B. L. Kerr
Atty for Hart Co
H C Martin.
Atty at Law
Munfordville
Ky

Jas C Rush