Correspondence

Silas Gatewood to Patrick U. Major

1865-10-06

Date of Creation
October 6, 1865
Place of Creation
Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
BR16-38
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2524
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FTP Identifier
32205408

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Dates
1865-10-06
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Silas Gatewood to Patrick U. Major, 1865-10-06, 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-0001-004-2524 (November 14, 2026).

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Bedford Kentucky
Oct 6 1865
To P U, Major Esq
Sir

I enclose to you a petition of W L Johnson for pardon from the Governor for a fine long time ago — you can hand it to the Governor, oor if you dont like to do that get the proper one to do so

Your old friend Thos Jones is interested in it, and he wishes you to attend to it for his benefit, and he will reciprocate when opportunity offers

You see to it and Send the remission to my address at this place.

you Enclosed ^you^ have the two Dollars to pay at Frankfort the fee to the proper officer

Respectfully
Yours &C
Silas Gatewood