To his Excellency Thos E.. Bramlette

Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky we the undersigned citizens of garrard county & soldiers of the flag of our fathers we ask your clemency in the case of Talton Broadus sent to the state prison for a charge of Larceny to serve 4 years in the penitentiary we think his conclusions was that as a soldier he had authorirty to press or hire a negro to furnish him a horse to be ready to go into service with his Regiment he is young & him & 3 other Brothers has been battling for the flag of our fathers he has been confined in our county Jail 12 months and we think has made ample atonement for his violation of Law after having met the Enemies of our flag at wild cat and at big sandy & at perryville in aiding in driving Bragg & his army of invaders of our soil the young man would better serve the Loyal people of our state in being Restored to ^his^ gallant commander Col Woolford to do more battling for our bleeding country if you Extend your clemency to the young man in Releasing him & sending him forward to his Regiment we think your action will be approved by all Loyal men of our state and will be the healing Calm to the broken hearted & widowed mother of young Broadus who has given 3 other sons up to sustain the flag of our common country & we further say that young Broadus has numerous Relations in the service who would be proud of his company again in the tented field 50 in the field or more

of his Relatives battling for the fag of our fathers this the 3^d of March 1864