Petition

John K. Houston et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
BR10-304 to BR10-304B
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0846
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FTP Identifier
32203733

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John K. Houston et al. 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-0001-004-0846 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency
Gov Bramlett

The undersigned Petitioners of H Scott County would Respectfully represent that John Cox Stands Indicted in the Scott County Circuit Court for the killing of David Lay we understand that your Excellency is in possesion of the facts and circumstances connected with this case and without repreating them we do most respectfully ask your Excellency to Pardon the said John Cox

Jno. K. Houston
Joseph Cantrill
Milton Stevensen
John T. Pratt
Jas N. Kenney
A W Forwood
I M Shepard
E B Kelly
E Kelly
N S Offutt
C C Barliee
[Creath] Shropshire
J Jas Betts
J E Sallee
R H Parks
G E Beadel
S M Stedman
Joseph C N David
H. T. Stone
Jos C Sallee
Z webster
L. D. Payne

G. T Johnson
George W William Sen
James young
Robert Barnhill
Robert young

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James. O. Todd
Stephen Musparger
G W Holland
Edward Shropshire
F M Cannon
W A Boyles
G F Burnett
John T Williamson
T. B Barnhill
Wm L Barnhill
John Barnhill
James Barnhell
Robt Sharon
Z W Barnhill
James William
A. G. T. Tucker
John M Fleming
Wm Henney
Von garmel
Samuel Barnhill
John Young
Jerry Morris
A L Furnis
James Wolf
Jacob Price
John F Anderson
David S Heran
James G Heran
Howard Ford
Minor Thomanson
Eliott Ryles

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A Oda
J H Cameron
C T. Offut
C W Allen
Evans Thompson
Martin Sarphshire
Wm H. Risk
J C Evans
D. P. Moore
J. Juett
J L Jarvis
M T Ewing
J S Moore
J C. Shropshire
[...] W Madox
Ed F Cantrill
Caff Moor
Jos. T. Cantrill
Wm H Rawlins
I J J Browning
Geo Hill
Sam Penn
R. J. Chinn
Jno. J. Moore
G. W. Whitton
N B Adair
M D Barnhill
James Cantrill
Wm J. Williamson
James. H. Williamson
M E Linn
W O young
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