James L. Ruffin to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-09-23
- Date of Creation
- September 23, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
- 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
- BR15-358
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2418
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205302
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- Dates
- 1865-09-23
Citation
James L. Ruffin to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-09-23, 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-0001-004-2418 (November 13, 2026).
CITY OF CINCINNATI,
Office of Chief of Police,
To his Excellency
Gov F, C, Bramlette
Dear Sir
Permit me to introduce to you the bearer Miss Maggie DeBeck of our City she is an estimable lady and respectibly connected — she visits Frankfort interfered in behalf of Geo. C. Barnes now in your Penitentiary sentenced for ten years the half which he has now served out — I have Known him for a number of years and considered him more misguided than criminal, he has influencial but think [...] and distance prevented him from applying to them I can cheerfully say that I consider him a suitable subject for executive "clemency" and if consistant with your duty to "pardon" him I think he will endevour to become once again a worty member
of society as he has been most severly punished for his indiscression.
I am your respectfully
Jas L Ruffin
Chief of Police