William P. Murray et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-02-16
- Date of Creation
- February 16, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky
- 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
- BR12-304
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1485
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204372
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- Dates
- 1865-02-16
Citation
William P. Murray et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-02-16, 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-0001-004-1485 (January 20, 2026).
Tompkinsville Monroe County Ky
To the Govenor of Ky Hon Ths E Bramlett
Sir there is a young man in the Penitentiary for alleged horse Stealing. his name is Wm P Murry, and he is a private in the 59th Ohio though a Citizen of this County.
The Rebels Killed his Father and his mother has no means of support and it would be a great favor to the Mother for you to pardon him as it is in your power to do so.
The Boy is not of Sane mind, so say men of theLaw from the fact that He acknowledged the crime when there was no one to appear against him. The prosecution did not appear nor any of the witnesses. But Mury, as before stated, Confessd & was Condemned to prison &c We the undersigned Loyal men of said County petition you to relieve him &c our Representative H Hagen will present this.
Wm Murry.
a few lines from Mrs mury to Mr hirom hagon pleas sir assist me and my son all you can all so the govener to hirom hagon you now that my son John A mury is in the 5. ky cavalier and i hav no help
Sarah mury
to hirom hagon
Wm Birdwell
S N Copess
John. R. Cox of the 57 ^Ky^
J. W. [Mulnix]
J. Hatcher
J. C. Isson King
William Steen
Isaac Coffelt
R L Coffelt
Joseph Coffelt
henry Eakle
Jonathan Eakle
Martin Wright
Wm C Bowman
Louis [julery]
Saml [yeslery]
William Copess
Petition of
Wm P. Murry
A Soldier confined in Penitentiary
Rejected