State of Kentucky
Carter County
To His excellency Thomas E Bramlet
Governor —

The under signed petitioners citizens of Cartern County Ky. would respectfully represent to your excellency that whereas Thomas, H, Skeans a young man and a citizen of Said County, who enlisted in ^the^ army of the united States in the year of 1861. in the 20^th Regt Ky vols under Capt C. J. True and Since Col of the 40 Regt Ky vols, Said Thomas. H. Skeans remained with the 20^th Regt about three years, and then he reenlisted as a vetron Soldier for three years Longer, but some time in January or February last said skeans was stationed with his Regiment in the City of Louisville Ky. and by accident he became Intoxicated and got in bad company and committed a robery and was sent to the penitentiary for said offence Eight years as we are informed, Now Young Skeans has been raised in Carter County, and his parents now reside here and that he has always been an industrious youth and has not been Gilty of any wrong as ever has been known before this charge. we are satisfied that he would not have committed that wrong if he had not of been intoxicated with liquor. from his infancy he was an industrious youth and

we are informed that he made a good and faithful Soldier and he having served so long in the army and this being the first offence he was ever charged ^with^ and being so young when he left his mother and Father and went into the war and has remained so long away from them. Now from all of the circumstances we petition your excellency to repreave said skeans and for your clemency we Shall ever pay. May 2^cd 1865.

I know nothing of young Skeans, or of the circumstances connected with the charge on which he was convicted, but from representations made in this Petition & letters in his fathers possession written by persons who know him I Join in the Petition for his Pardon.

Geo W. Johnston. Judge
city court Louisville

Louisville

Pardon issd
E L V

Tho^s H Skeans
4^th July 1865