Elisha Heddon 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
- BR[11]-79 to BR[11]-80
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1022
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- FTP Identifier
- 32203909
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- Dates
- --04-09
Citation
Elisha Heddon 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-0001-004-1022 (November 12, 2026).
To His Excellency
Thomas E. Bramlette Gov of Kentucky
Your petitioner respectfully represents that he was a Captain in the 15th Regt Ky Vol infantry — that he was detached to Execute a written order here presented marked 1 and made part hereof — that for Executing said order he is indicted in the spencer Circuit Court as will be seen by the Indictment herewith presented Marked 2 — Now your petitioner represents that he is poor and unable to fee lawyers — and moreover it is mortefeying to him to be arragned and tryed for the penitentiary — He most respectfully asks your Exellency to grant him a pardon that he may plead the same against sd Indictment upon the calling of the cause — which will be on the
Elisha Heddon