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Petition

Samuel Marksbury et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-07-18

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Date of Creation: July 18, 1865
Place of Creation: Washington 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: BR14-295 to BR14-295F
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-004-2092
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Dates: 1864-06-25; 1862; 1864; 1864-05-12; 1864-06-18; 1865-07-18; 1865-07-20

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Samuel Marksbury et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-07-18, 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-0001-004-2092 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Governor of Kentucky
The Petition of the Subscribers Citizens of Washington County Ky respectfully showeth

That one Preston Prather a Citizen of Washington County Stands charged in inditement before The Washington Circuit Court for the offence of Murder ^or wounding to death^ Committed when the person of one Thomas Colter on or about 25^th day of June 1864 Of which offence the following is a True Statement as understood in this community — Thomas Colter from the Commencement of the Rebellion had been a violent Secessionist — Joined John Morgan's Command in the Rebel army in the fall of 1862 — and returned to his home in Washington County Ky — in the winter of 18634. Before Joining the Rebel army he busied himself — in paroling Union Soldiers who he found at their homes on Furlough — or passing unguarded through the country — That after his return from the Rebel army — he violated his parole of going about the Country heavily armed and threatening the persons ^lives^ of good Union Citizens — That in the 12^th day of May 1864 he in ^company with his son Levi Colter^ shot and Killed William Prather — On the Eighteenth day of June 1864 he way laid and killed Henry H, Prather Boath good Union Men — ~~The~~ — Brothers of Preston Prather — That same months before the Killing of William and Henry Prather, he in company with The nortorious Guerilla and out law, Isaah Colter visited the house of Thomas W, Prather father of aforesaid William & Henry Prather and shot at him with the intention of killing him. That Preston Prather is a good and

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Peacable Citizen and law abiding man — He is poor and unabled to bear the expense of a protracted and tedious trial to establish his guilt or innocence we would therefore respectfully and earnestly pray that he be pardoned of the offence charged against him

And your petitioners will ever pray &^c

Samuel marksbury
George. W. Lambert
John Smith Cap^t Ky Cal
L. E. Noel
W^m. T. Ferrill
Mayfiel Hays
Preston C Ruherson
Phaschel Colvin
James Rigden
W^m Towson
James Hayse lut
Samuel Divine
James Sutton
Allen Dunira
David Hendren
William Brown
William foster
[...][...]
William Lawson
Silas Noel
R. M. Gardner
John Boid
Squire. H. Wakefield
James Cutsinger
J, J,, Deimer
John Sutton
William.O. Harris
Harrison Hardin
William nix
Charles Hardin
Francis K. Seay
Alexander Trotter
James M Hardin
Charley Hendrix
Samuel Chesser
Denison Chesser
Martin Custinger
J, W, Cheser
John M^cNulty
Daniel Bisho
William Green
W M Gist
P B Brenner
J. B. Hayes.
C. W. Hays M. D.
William Hays Sr
M. T. Bunch
Milton B Holeles
William Chesser
William Lewis
James Hardin Seynior
William M Hardin
John S Hardin
John Cutsinger
Thomas Black
P P S Gallagher
B F Scruggs

John Bosley J P W C
Gilford Vanarsdell
J. M. Mayes
Wm Warren
James Colvin
Ramon Mattingly
F. S. Hill capt 10 Ky
F. S. Anderson
W.. G.. Hiatt
Evan Southeland
John Burns
Alexander Mayes
J. S. Peter [...]
Robert S. Mitchell
Joseph A Haydon
J M Smith
John Dorr
J A Wycoff
Levi Hickerson
E M Adcock
Jacob Perkins
Sam^l Walker
Robert Barns
William Sweeney
Samuel Petrie
B F Calvin
Richard Byers
H B Noel
George Phelps
Isaac H Graham
Daniel ,P, M^cAllister
William F M Cheser
Samuel S birkhead
James C. Ewing
John J Hall
Daniel Brian
Tho^s S. Sweeney
Jas T hayden
Joseph Bryan
John R,, Bryan
James Hardisty
Thomas Williams
James M Cheser
W W cheser
W, H, Cheser J. P, W, C
Austin Haden
William.T. Hardesty
Joel Hall
John O Bird
Henry Cheatham
Jonathan D Lewis
E G Lewis
S C Hall
L. A. Burns
William Yager
Turner Colvin
Daniel Chatham
James Chatham
John M Brothers

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Robert M^cMyers
John.H.. millern
S, G,, Foster
George Foster
John Hill
Edmon Helerd
D A Grenwood
Benjamin W. Moody
Gary Divine
W. S. Haller
J. S. Isham
James Lawson
Nathaniel Lawson
D S Wickersham
J E cahill
John Lawson
S S Hendren
John C Deneran
[Joseph][...]
James Talley
william vandaver
James H. Seay
Henry Voll
John Salley

William H Montgomery
willam ^his X mark^ Hichersan
James montgomery
John B Montgomery
J J Demaree
J. M. Kressly
Ritchard Simpson
m. m. Ross
James Ross
william Barnes
John Hooper
Daniel Hillard
James Kinder
Sam perkins
John Hooper/Seiner
william wiste
W. T. Perkins
matin Deringer
Elzy perkins
georg carrier
Fountin Hooper
John Lowry

[Page 4] This day personally appeard before me Samuel Harris and made oath that this petition to which my nane is assignd in be half of Preston Prather is correct to the best of his Knowledge

Wm Edwards J. P. W. C
This July 18th 1865

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Christopher Reed
William A Shields
Tho^s Cheatham
William Hood
Samuel Lewis
daniel Lewis
Solomon kays
Daniel Deringer
William Stine
B Hatchett
W M Literl
J, T, Noll
H ^his X mark^ Trout
Richard Perkins
Benjamon H Gardner
William Neel
William Caraford
B S Tunks
L Tunks
Robert Hays
Joseph Hays
Steven A nix
William montgomery
J M Dunn
Notly maddox
giflord hellard
Eliga Royalty
Thomas J Royalty
John Royalty
E. W. Royalty Jr
William Bunch

William Burch
James Graham
William C. Case
thomas J Robinson
William Holt
Albert Satterly
Albert Riley
Isaac Holt
George Satterly
Thomas H Gritton
John E. Lea
James R Dennis
Georg Satterly
J. J. Goodlet
Jesse R Darnel
James Rutherford
Hogland Gritton
John.C. Jones
Malchi Monrowe
Zachariah Robinson
G. W. Cornish
A Deaning
thomas J Brown
Enoch Royalty
Nelson Shirley
P H Head
Beverly Baker
H M [...]
Sidney Hendren
Edward Balards
J L Baker
Moses Baker

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James H. Turpin
George Divine Seg
George W. Divine
Henry Richardson
M. T. Keeling
George Ross
Jacob Keely
D Cheatham
A Littlerl
Mark Colter
Henson Colter
Martin Colter
Harrison Colter
Milton A Shields
Jas Tompson
Isaac Dennis
Tho^s S Monroe
W^m Edwards J P W C
John Shumaker
John S. Risley
Jacob M^cmanus
John Stines
Tho^s Mattingly

J Isham
James Rigdon
Jefferson Hill
John Gillespie
W^m Ballard
[...][...]
George ^his X Mark^ Tatum
N. B. Broddus
O T Williams
James Ruby
Bernester Jones
James Ferrell
Samuel Best Jr
James Best
Henry C Ferrell
Daniel Green
W. J. Campbell
D H. Ewing
William willkerson
Gather Hickerson
William Henry Sutton
Spencer Colter
John Roberts
Richard Chetham

[Page 7] this Day personal appeard James Sallen Samuel Marxbury Thomas Scott Willliam Brown William Hickerson Logan Hickerson Allen Turner and made oath that they are personal acquainted with Preston Prather & Thomas Colter as set forth in the petition and further surtifies to the truth of the Same to the best of ther Nollege

given under my hand this July 16 20^th 1865Sworn to before me

James Ferrell J P W C

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Affidavits

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Richard wist
Dudley woods
S. W. Polly
John Lambert
J. S. Hendron
Samuel Abram
William C Green
Levi Hooper
A. J. Herrin
C w Sott
Thomas Royalty
Elisah white
marite dorsey
D C dorsey Jr.
Elijah Kays
John C kays
matthew terill
W^m Sharp
Lemuel Hayden
Samuel Royalty
W^m Hayden
James Reed
Edmon Foster
Samuel Harris
Jarvis Whitten
Erasmus Hendrix
Jame W Dean
B, B,, Barnett
W, W,, Hill
A. D. Cravit
C. C. Trent
W^m R, Ransdel
Elijah Yocum
Frank Keely
Cole R. Curtsinger

W^m J,, Hupp
William Cheatham
Phillip Birkhead
Isaac Armstrong
Ja^s W. Hardin
A. W. Breckinridge
U L White
P. B Seay
W. h. Curtsinger
Thomas Scott
Obediah Cheatham Segnior
James. M. Heill
W^m white
Matt White
Robert Stines
Daniel Carney
James w. wakefield
W^m T. Scruggs
W^m Armstrong
A. I. Foster
John W. Chesser Jr
Silas M^cHughs
W T Foster
[...] R. yocum
Austin Seay
Lemueal Cary
Henry Scott
Samuel Ewing
Pendlton Tompkins
R. T. Bishop
John M Hughs
L White
Martin N Crouch
David W Crouch
L. I. White
Charles Hungate

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Mathew yocum
william Hucherson
Josiah Ingram
Caleb Mattingly
John N White
Jonathan Prewit
Tho^s Phelps
W. H. Sutton
James Cheatham, Seg
Jonas Harmon
W^m S. Ray
Cole. R. Cheatham
Preston Burns
S. N Burns
Jacob Burns
Benjamin Keeling
Granterson Mayse
John M. Mayse
W^m Beavers
B. J. Taylor
Mark Hardin
Lawson Duncan
James D. Keeling
James Curtsinger Jr
James Pinkston
Smith Risley
Elias Calvin
N. B. Rily
John Pinkston
Jesse. S. Robinson
John R. Smith
James Baker
George Royalty
Samuel Simpson
John Hedger

Charles Barnet Seg
W^m W.. Boman
Robert M^cmillin
James H M^cmillin
N Barnett
E. H. Lea
Merrit yager
Henry [Johnson]
T. J. Trent
E. B. Cary
L. M. Hornan
S. S. Lea
Aron C Clark
[...] N Clark
W^m L Heckerson
Willliam Brown Seg
W. H. Brown
Hardy Brown
Nathaniel Milllers
W. P. Perkins
GranterSon Perkins
Ja^s F Lea
Marian Lay
Madison Newby
Joseph Crosstoe
J. J. Simpson
W^m Herin
James Davine
W^m Vandiver Jr
John Baker
James Gardner
W. E. Riley
Rich woods
S. H. Goins
John Warner

[Page 11] Henry Scruggs
Sabe Scruggs
Willson Hendrix
John B Hardin
Harrison Pinkston
Granterson Keeling
T R Keeling
Alf Hardin
Tomas Hardin Jr
Wiiliam hardin
Alexander Sutton
thomas lowler

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John Hays
William Kyl
S T. Kays
T, H, Mobley
F M Hardin
James Hungate
green v c hardin
James H Scott
Walter E Gardner
Richard B Yocum
john C Ewing
G W Spiel
James M Shirley
Jas. A. Seay
James Mays

Joseph Mays
John C hatchett
obdyer Cheatton
Berry Scrutts
thermen Snider
Charles Bearers
B F Ritcherson
Jack [Som makey]
Joseph Ritcherson
E B Hatchett
John J Baker
Jesse Key
will Hatchette
Samuel Yubel
W. S. Baker

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[...][...]
[...] kieley
J J halad
Calvin Vest
Leni Cary
Daniel Brenner
william Baker
Richard Young
John H Young
James montgomery
Wm. M. Young
J W Graham
Draffin Sharp
~~A W Breckinrige~~

John H. Curtsinger
John R Curtsinger
Benj Hardin
John W ~~Hadon~~ Hardin
L. B. H. Hardin
Thomas B Hardin
W A Hungate
Samuel White
Henry Hardin
~~LawsonDuncan~~
J James M Lynch
Isaac Lynch
Meredith Lynch
~~W White~~