Charles P. Davenport to Thomas E. Bramlette
- Document Genre
- Petition
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- 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
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- BR12-288
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1473
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- 32204360
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Citation
Charles P. Davenport 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-0001-004-1473 (November 12, 2026).
To His Excellency
Thomas E. Bramlette
Govenor of Kentucky
Your petitioner Chas. Davenport would respectfully state that he was tried at the
Your petitioner does not deny the shooting, but disclaims all malice, & does regret the affair beyond the power of language to describe, The shooting was purely accidental no cause, no anger, not a word having passed. After the shooting your petitioner did all in his power to relieve the sufferings of the wounded person.
Your petitioner has served three years in the 14th Kentucky Regiment raised by Col Laban Moore in the Mountain Counties of Kentucky on the Big Sandy River.
As the shooting was accidental and no evil intention existed at the time your petitioner prays your Excellency to grant him a pardon & save him from the disgrace
that attaches to a Penitentiary convict.
Your Excellency Commissioned all of the officers of the 14th Reg. & it may be that some of them may be in Frankfort when this reaches you, if [it] should be so you are respectfully refered to them as to my character as a man & a Soldier. If any in my Regiment imputes to me any thing dishonorable or unsoldier like I withdraw this petition for pardon. Your Excellency is respectfully refered to the names of the Jurors who tried my case. Again I pray your Excellency to grant me a pardon that I may not be disgraced fore ever
Chas P Davenport
Jefferson Cir Ct
Vs
Chas P Davenport
Pardoned
Pardon