Petition

John Dennis et al. to Unknown

Place of Creation
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
BR15-344
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2412
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FTP Identifier
32205296

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John Dennis et al. to Unknown, 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-0001-004-2412 (November 14, 2026).

[Page 1]

We the undersigned Jurors who tried Jas Long on a charge of Horse Stealing in the Jefferson Circuit Court & convicted him for four years do pray your Excellency to grant him a pardon

John Dennis
J J Hirschtuhl
J, M, Grove
Thos Reese
H, H, Sale
W. Hardin
A J Woodruff
N, Shouse
John Gill
C. C Rufer
E Cook
John Price foreman

Lee Chambers D C
Jeff Cir Ct

State of Kentucky

I James P Chambers Clerk of the Jefferson Circuit Court in the State aforesaid certify that the foregoing twelve persons were jurors in the case of Commonwealth against James Long indicted and convicted for felony

James P Chambers
by Lee Chambers D C

[Page 2]

I unite in the Petition for a Pardon for James Long for the reason that on the trial he Manifested a Sincere repentance for the act of which he had been Guilty & a modest desire to Keep the matter from the Knowledge of his father & family

Geo. W Johnston
ct Judge
J R Dupuy
com atty