J. L. Martin 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
- BR12-113 to BR12-114
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1358
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204245
- People
- Kyle, Andrew Galbraith
- Sims, Andrew J.
- [younger], Cornelius Donovan
- James, Daniel F.
- Gabbert, Elijah
- Raney, George
- Mitchell, Harvey W.
- Daniel, Jacob C. M.
- Taylor, James
- Adams, John H.
- Martin, John Lewis
- Patterson, John
- Robb, Jonas
- Yeast, Joseph
- Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
- Semonis, William B.
- Wallace, [Unknown]
- Dates
- 1864-11
Citation
J. L. Martin 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-0001-004-1358 (November 12, 2026).
To his Excellency Gov Thos E Bramlette —
Your petitioners represent that they were jurors in the case of the Commonwealth against John Patterson tried at the
They allege that three reputable witnesses (Towit) James Taylor, Dr Wallace and Elijah Gabbert stated on the trial of said cause, that they saw the prisoner at the time the alleged shooting was done, and they each stated they believed and were satisfied that the prisoner had not shot A G Kyle, nor had the prisoner fired at the said Kyle, And the said Kyle testified on trial of said cause that no ill feeling or bad blood had ever existed so far as he had reason to know or beleive between himself & the prisoner,
But as jurors in the said cause they state that they beleive the case presents strong reasons for Executive clemency and they therefore pray your Excellency to grant him a full pardon for the commission of the above offence and they will ever pray & c