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Petition

Patrick Engles to Thomas E. Bramlette

1863-10-26

Document details

Date of Creation: October 26, 1863
Place of Creation: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Petition
Repository: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection: Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867
Box / Folder: BR8-272
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-004-0168
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FTP Identifier: 32203055

Mentioned in this document

People: Whitesides, Ephraim; Todd, Harry Innes, Sr.; Engles, Patrick; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places: Frankfort, Kentucky; Harrison County, Kentucky; Kentucky
Organizations: Harrison Circuit Court; Kentucky State Penitentiary
Dates: 1863-10-26; 1859; --11-29; 1863-11-28

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Patrick Engles to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-10-26, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0168 (November 12, 2026).

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Frankfort, Ky Oct, 26^th 1863
Hon Gov of the State of Kentucky
Dear Sir

The Undersigned respectfull ask^s you to Grant him a pardon so that I may become a useful man to my friends & family, in 1859, I was convicted in the circuit court, of, Harrison County for the term of four years, for Stealing a horse, I was Drunk and had no intention of stealing the hourse, I ~~have~~ cought, the hourse on the road, with his soddle on his back and road him to, town, I have been good prisoner and refer to, Mr Whitesides, or any of the other Keeper^s my time Expires on Sunday 29^th of Nov

With Grate Respc

Patrick Engles

Gov Bramlett

Engles has been a well behaved man in prison and that far is I think intitled to Executive clemency

Respy Yrs
H I Todd

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Pardon
Harrison Cir Ct
vs
Patrick Engles
Pardoned
28^th Nov/63

Pardon granted to be sent up to H. I. Todd

Tho E Bramlette

Hon Gov of State of Kentucky
Recd. of Cap^t H I Todd Keeper