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W. De B. Morrill, Note

1865-08-10

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Date of Creation: August 10, 1865
Place of Creation: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Note
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: BR15-102 to BR15-109
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-004-2266
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W. De B. Morrill, Note, 1865-08-10, 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-0001-004-2266 (November 14, 2026).

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Head-Quarters Military Agent,
WESTERN DEPARTMENT.
Louisville, Ky., August, 10^th 1865.
PeterThompson Co. A. 16^th Ill's Cav'y.
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. K. No. 2 1865.
Charged with conduct prejudical to good order and military disciplin.

Sentance ~~loss~~ 1 years hard labor, and loss of all pay due, and to come due up to expiration of his sentence. His a crime was fighting with one of his own Company. Sentance commence Jan^y. 6th 1865.

Col. W. De B. Morrill
Mil. Agt. for Ill's.

~~Samuel~~M. ~~Pritcher~~M. B. Scribner 33^d Mass. Vol's.
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. K. No. 2/65.
Charged with Neglect of duty.
Sentanced to 6 Month confinement.
He has served half his time.

W. De. B. Morrill. Mil. Agt.

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Head-Quarters Military Agent,
WESTERN DEPARTMENT.
Louisiville, Ky., August 10^th 1865.

JohnM^cKone. Co. E. 2^d O. Art^y
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. O. No. 88. 1865.
Charge — Desertion.
Was sentanced to one years confinment, but lay in Prison 15 months before he recieved his sentance. He ought to be released.

Col. W. De B. Morrill. Mil. Agt.

RobertClapperton. Michigan Reg^t
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. K. No.10./65
Charge — Desertion.
Sentance — 1 years imprisonment.
He has served three months.

Col. W. De. B. Morrill. Mil. Agt.

M. B. Scribner 33^d Mass. Vol's. Infy.
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. Ky. No. 25,/65
Charge — Neglect of Duty. Sentance, 6 Months confinment. He has served three months of the time.

W. De. B. Morrill.

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Head-Quarters Military Agent,
WESTERN DEPARTMENT.
Louisiville, Ky., August 10^th 1865.

W^m. W. White. Co. C.
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. O. No. 62. 1864.
Charge. Desertion.
Sentance, 3 years hard labor. 1 year Ball and Chain.

He has been a very exelent man. Is an old man, and very faithful and trust-worthy. Is poor, and his family need him very much.

I respectfully recommend him for pardon.

W. De. B. Morrill.
Col. and Mil. Agt. for Ky.

LewisHutchins. Co. G. 20^th Ky. Inf^y Vols.
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. K. No. 21. 1865.
Charged with Desertion. — Sentance — 6 Months confinement.
Is a boy 18 years old, honorable and very trustworthy.
He ought to be out.

W. De. B. Morrill Mil. Agt.

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Head-Quarters Military Agent,
WESTERN DEPARTMENT.
Louisville, Ky., August, 10^th 1865.

CharlesHelton. 2^nd St. Co. I. 37^th Ky.
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. O. ^No.^ 89. 1864
Charge — Drunkeness on duty.

Sentenced to 3 years hard labor, ball and chain. Sentance commenced Oct. 20^th 1864.

Col. W. De. B. Morrill

James M. Smith. Sargt. Co. A. 35^th Ky. Vol
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. K. No. 3. 1865

Charged with Murder, found not gulity, but guilty of Manslaughter. Has been in confinement since the 21^st of De^c 1863. Did not recive his sentance until Jan 6^th 1865. It was confinement at hard labor for one year, and loss of pay for the same time.

W. De. B. Morrill. Mil. Agt.

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Head-Quarters Military Agent,
WESTERN DEPARTMENT.
Louisville, Ky. August, 10^th 1865.

GeorgeT. M^cCabbin. Co, 'E.' 27^th Ky. Infy.
Sentance promulgated G. C. M. O. D. K. No. 20. 1865.
"6 Months hard labor" —

This man is recommended to me very highly by Provost Marshal Harkins. Com^g Prison. as an excellent, faithful man. And he strongly recommends him for pardon.

W. De. B. Morrill. Mil. Agt.

James W. Robertson. Co. 'C.'
Charge 'Desertion'. Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. K. No. 5. 1865.

Sentance '2 years hard labor.' Commended March 24^th 1865. P. M. Harkins says of him, 'he hs behaved well since he has been in Prison'.

I respectfully recommend him for pardon.

W. De. B. Morrill.
Col. and Mil. Agt. for Kentucky.

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Head-Quarters Military Agent,
WESTERN DEPARTMENT.
Louisville, Ky. August, 10^th 1865.

W. T. Buckham. Kentucky Reg^t
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. K. No. 43. 1865

Sentanced to 6 Months imprisonment. He has served one month.

Col. W. De. B. Morrill.
Mil. Ag^t for Ky.

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Head-Quarters Military Agent,
WESTERN DEPARTMENT.
Louisville, Ky. August, 10^th 1865.

P. M. Dodson Co,, 'K.' 20^th Ky. Inf^y
Sentance promulgated G. C. M. O. D. K. No. 3. ^1864.^

"2 years hard labor." Charge 'Desertion.' Ought to be out. Is a good man, and had conducted himself well. At the expiration of sentance. to be branded with the letter "D" and drummed out of the service.

W. De. B. Morrill.
Col. and Mil. Agt. for Ky.

W^mF. Rack. Co. 'C." 20th Ky. infy. Vols.
Case promulgated in G. C. M. O. D. O. No. "73" 1864
Charge — Desertion.

Sentanced for 3 years forfit all pay up to March 1^st 1864. one year Ball and Chain.

W. De. B. Morrill. Mil. Agt.

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Office of Military State
Agent for Kentucky.
August. 31^st 1865.

The within cases have been refered to Maj. Gen^l J. M. Palmer for pardon — These men are now undergoing their Sentances in Military Prison at Camp Nelson. Ky,,

These men have been strongly recommended to me by the Provost Marshal in charge of prison — as proper subjects for clemency.

W. De. B. Morrill.
Col. and Mil,, Agt,, for Ky,,

Camp Nelson
Cases.