R. D. Lusk to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-05-24
- Date of Creation
- May 24, 1865
- 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
- BR13-468
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1892
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204779
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Citation
R. D. Lusk to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-05-24, 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-0001-004-1892 (November 15, 2026).
To the Governor of Kentucky
I know Morton Scott who is indicted in the Jessamine Circuit Court for stealing mules. Young Scott is a gentleman of good standing until this unfortunate affair. He served in the army under your excellency. If any wrong have been done by him it was under the influence of bad men [...] and not any result of wrong principle in him.
He is recently married & is now at work on a little farm in Indiana and though given at one time to the use of too much ardent spirits is now reformed as I learn I trust your excellency will pardon him before trial as I believe thereby public justice will not be hindered and yet a great good will be conferd on a respectable family and on a young man just entering in to life
R D Lusk
From statements made to me I believe the above to be true, and very heartily concur in the petition for the pardon of Morton [...] Scott
Joshua F Bell
Jessamine
Morton, Scott
Pardoned