Correspondence

William Patrick to James R. Page

1865-03-05

Date of Creation
March 5, 1865
Place of Creation
Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
BR12-396
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1548
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FTP Identifier
32204435

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Dates
1865-03-05
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William Patrick to James R. Page, 1865-03-05, 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-0001-004-1548 (November 12, 2026).

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Williams-burg March 5th 1865 —
Hom, James R, Page assistant secretary of state

Enclosed you will receive my petition to his excellency I want help and I will remember the favour in gratitude while memory remains to me those who assist me please present my petition to his excillency & procure a pardon for me and Ann Sheally if it can be done

Yours truly
William Patrick

Your Petitioner Encloses two Dollars which he understands are necessary for the payment of fees & stamp on petition he has no stamps,

William Patrick

Hon James R, Page,

William Patrick is a first rate clever man and by being intoxicated he has been led in to this dificulty his wife is clever they are honest industrious people and I should like exceedingly to see this fault of Williams hid and an investigation of it would do more injury than good to the community William Patrick is most esteemed in this county very popular in deed send your answer to George W. Lyttle

Williams-burg
Whitley County
Kentucky

I am truly your friend
D, Y, Lyttle

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Refused