F. G. Dannecker et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- BR14-88 to BR14-89
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1957
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204843
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Citation
F. G. Dannecker et al. 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-0001-004-1957 (November 12, 2026).
To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette
Gov of Ky
Your Petitioner Wm Lohn would respectfully State, that he is a young man 25 years old; and that on the 54Larceny Burglary and on the
Your Petitioner says he had been living with his Uncle for Some time, doing and tending to smal earents for him and your Petitioner unfortunately and to his great Sorrow and regrett, drank to much ardent Spirits, and was charged with ^breaking in and^ stealing some money goods from his uncle and this was whilst he was ^so^ Intoxicated that he did not know what he was doing.
Your Petitioner fother Says he was prosecuted with a Great deal of ill fealing from his uncle, for which however he does not blame him however as he had done wrong, but Since his uncle has found out that your
and is satisfied that your Petioner greatly regrett what he has done he is very desirious for his release your Petitionor says that this is the first and only crime he has ever been guilty or charged with and that as he did not have his mind sufficiently Clar to know what he was about he therefore hopes and earnestly prays that your Excellency will exercise Your Pardoning power and grant your Petitioner a Pardon, as he has alreddy suffered greatly in body and mind Since his arrest and confinement,
Respectfully Submitted
We the undersigned citizen of Louisville and officers of the Court would respectfully State that we consider the above a proper Subject for the interposition of your Excellencies Executive clemency and we respectfully pray your Excellency to grant him a Pardon
F G Dannecker
Geo Jonas Inter C. C.
W G Reasor
J D Duncan
M. E. Burkhart
S. A. Atchison jr.
J. D. McCarthy
Jos Clement. P J H
Saml Matlock J. P.
L. A. Wood.
Jack Fry
W. C. Mills
E. W. Rutledge C J C 3d District
Selby Harney
Brent. Hopkins, Depty
Comr Lou: Chy Court.
James Harris
Jacob Mayer
Henry Greve
Julius Esthmann
Henry Knofel
Wm Vogt
Fred. Frishe N. P.
Geo W Doan J. P. J. C
R. M. J. Pound
C. Henry Finck
J Dolfmyre
Jacob Krieger Sr
Phil Tomppert Jr
A. Akers Deputy Marshal
Ed Megleney Dep Mar
August Stein
J. Haathauser
H Reiling
Philip Speed
The firm of Greve Buhrlage & Co was the party of whom the goods were taken and who had Wm Lahn prosecuted, they now ask that the Governor pardon him, He has served since
Greve Buhrlage & Co