David W. Lafollette et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-07-22
- Date of Creation
- July 22, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Floyd County, Indiana
- 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
- BR14-292 to BR14-293
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2089
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204974
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- Dates
- 1865-07-22
Citation
David W. Lafollette et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-07-22, 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-0001-004-2089 (November 13, 2026).
To his Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette
Gov. of Kentucky.
We the undersigned citizens of the State of Indianna would respectfully state that we have known William Ramsey, Jr from his child child hood up to the time he became implicated with one Josiah Eaton in the charge of ho^r^se-stealing. His farther, Wm Ramsey, Sr. we have long known as a most highly respected, honest, upright, exemplary Christian gentleman and he has raised a large family bearing the same general character. This boy, a youth of 16 or 17 years old at the time, we believe, from all we can learn of the facts, was seduced into trading in horses which Eaton stole in Kentucky, brought over here, — at the first enterance of the Union Army into Kentucky — and represented to the boy that he had captured them. We have great sympathy for the boy as well as the grief-stri^c^ken father, the boy volunteered, as we learn, in the Union Army, a short time after he was bailed by his father, and has served 3 or 4 years therein.
In consideration of the premises, we pray most earnestly that your Ecxcellency will pardon him the boy, and remit the amount of the bail-bond against his father.
David W. Lafollette,
W. F. L. Morgan City Att
R. Robertson x Trustee
x I am acquainted with the Father but not with the Son.
I am acquainted with both Father & Son Chas. Sackett A. F. C.
Acquainted with both father son. ^Josiah Given^ Recorder Floyd Co. Ind.
Acquainted with the Father only R M. Meir, Clerk of City of New Albany
Acquainted both with Father & Son P — McKeply Treasurer Floyd Co
I was well acquainted with the boy' Father in the Mexican War, W. L. Sanderson Mayor City of New Albany
I am well acquainted with both Father & Son
Steward Sandford
Sheriff. F. C.
W T Kendall
Deputy marshal
State of Indiana
Floyd County, Sct;
I Wm H July clerk of the Floyd Circuit Court Certify that I am acquainted with the persons professing to have signed the above that I believe all the Signatures hereto are genuine, and furthermore that I am acquainted with both
Father and Son, and can fully endorse all contained in the body of the foregoing
Witness my hand and Official Seal
W. W. July Clrk
[...]
Wm Ramsey Sr
To Gov } Petition of Judge Lafollett & others