Petition

A. J. Orange et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-10-03

Date of Creation
October 3, 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
BR11-466
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1279
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1864-10-03
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A. J. Orange et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-10-03, 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-0001-004-1279 (November 12, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette
Governer of Kentucky

We the undersigned citizens of Butler county, for years the neighbers and acquaintances of Jas L. Chapman Would respectfully represent that said Chapman was at the last March Term of the Union Circuit Court convicted of horsestealing & Sentenced to the penitentiary for Five years

We futher represent that said Chapman has a wife and three Small children who are left wholly hepless & homeless with no means of Support. That they are Suffering much on account of this confinement of said Chapman and must continue to suffer We further represent that said Chapman is a fit and suitable Subject for the interposition of Executive Clemency and We earnestly invoke the Same in his behalf and pray that you will pardon him and restore him once more to his family for his sake and for their sake hoping and believing that he will henceforth conduct himself as a good citizen if indeed he ever has done otherwise

Oct 3rd 1864

Signers Names
A J orange 1

Signers Names

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Names
Virgel grimes 2
James. W. oliver 3
Benedict Mathis 4
H G Prigg 5
John Mc[gantell] 6
John J. Washer 8
J. Woods 9
William Turner 10
Stephen Turner 11
[eacy Martin] 12
J, C, Calvert 13
C. C: Cohrons 14
L Allison 15
G W Colmon 16
spencer masher 17
Joseph garange 18
John D Colmon 19
William D Colmon 20
James Sims 21
[asbh suter] 22
J. Bailey 23
H L taban 24
Garrett Graham 25
W. B. Davis 26
Thos Martin 27
B J Orange 28
James D fortune 29
John W Bailey 30
Samuel Bailey 31
W T Walton 32
Benjamin gill 33

Names
Leander Mc Cown 34
L Mc Cown 35
J. P. Ferguson 36
Jacob J belcher 37
rich greenan belcher 38
J A. orange 39
S. B. orange 40
Henry Cohwen 41
W R kitchens 42
Henry. H. Coley 43
J. A. Paschal 44
Francis Manners 45
gildaroy, T, Coley 46
William. H. Coley 47
Isack, D, Haley 48
Louis, C, Heflin 49
Sewel. L. Heflin 50
P L Willson 52
John Tigert 53
T. H. Coley 54
J W Alien 55
W M White 56
J M Lucky 57
H. C. Jones 58
G H orange 59
W. P. [Garaway] 60
John,, H,a Coley