Petition

J. H. Myers et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-08-19

Date of Creation
August 19, 1864
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]-148
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1068
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FTP Identifier
32203955

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Dates
1864-05
1864-08-19
1864-09-14
1864-09-15
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J. H. Myers et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-08-19, 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-0001-004-1068 (November 14, 2026).

[Page 1]

To His Excellency Govr Bramlette

The undersigned were members of the Jury that tried David Schroeder who was convicted of cutting and stabbing Andrew Doran at the ^late^ May term of the Jefferson Circuit Court, and we respectfully ask you to grant him a pardon.

August 19th 1864

J, H, Myers
A. A. Quarrier
John Price
James, M, Grove
Jacob S. Augustus
W, D. Smith

The names, signed to this petition, are thoes a portion of those The Jury that tried the petitioner and I understand have signed this petition without reluctance.

W, G, Reasor
Geo. W. Johnston
Phil. Tomppert Jr

[Page 2]

Pardon granted
Sept 14th 1864
Tho E Bramlette

Jefferson Cir Ct
vs
D. Shroeder
Pardoned
15th Sept/64
Chas A. Smith
Box 346