Correspondence

George Kilpatrick to Thomas E. Bramlette

1863-10-31

Date of Creation
October 31, 1863
Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
BR8-278 to BR8-279
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0172
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32203059
People
Smith, Charles
Kilpatrick, George
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Frankfort, Kentucky
Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Organizations
Jefferson Circuit Court
Dates
1863-10-31
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Citation

George Kilpatrick to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-10-31, 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-0001-004-0172 (November 12, 2026).

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LouisvilleKy.
Octr. 31st 1863
His Excellency

Govr Bramlette
&c &c

Your Excellency will see the certificate of the Clerk of the Jefferson Circuit Court in the case of the Com. vs. Chas Smithand also the petition enclosed.

You will observe that the names of only eight jurors are attached. They were unanimous in requesting me to petition but before I could get up the petition the Court adjourned and I have resolved not to wait

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until Monday, but to send it off with the eight signatures and the explanation why only eight appear. I was appointed by the Court to defend for him and found him a very deserving young man. I hope your Excellency will consider his case, which has been presented to you in a hurry and with more informality than it might have been, at your earliest convenience and remit his pardon to me if at all possible before he leaves the city

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for Frankfort

I have the honor to be your Excellency's humble Obdt Sevt

Geo. Kilpatrick
Atty at Law

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Statement of Counsel