Correspondence

W. P. Boone to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
BR10-244 to BR10-245
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0806
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FTP Identifier
32203693

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Dates
1864-05-04
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W. P. Boone to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-0806 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency
Thos. E. Bramlette.
Governor.

On visiting the Pententiary to day found a soldier belonging to My Regt. confined there. His name is James Farrel, and as I learn he was sent here from Louisville for a charge of stealing a horse. It is not probable to My Mind that Farrel was guilty of the crime for he was a good soldier and had never shown any dishonesty in the Regt. He was at the time of taking possession Of the very much distracted in Mind from previous drinking excessively.

It was known that from that cause he was once before deranged for a time

Now he wants to return to his regiment and I respectfully ask your Excellency pardon him & send him to the Regt.

Verry Respectfully
Your Obt Svt W. P. Boone Col 28 Ky

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Jefferson Cir Ct
vs
Jas Farrell
Horse Stealing
Ascertain the date of correction & the term of [...] & issue Pardon

Tho E Bramlette
4th May 1864