Petition

Peter Lawless et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
BR16-179 to BR16-180
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2612
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FTP Identifier
32205496

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Dates
1865-10
1865-10-21
1865-10-21
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Citation

Peter Lawless et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-2612 (November 15, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlett Govenor of Kentucky

The undersigned petitioners would respectfully represent that at the October term of the Lawrence Circuit Court 1865 Washingtin Chafin was convicted and Sentenced to the pentitentiary of Kentucky for one year before a charge of Grand Larceny, we would further represent that the said Washingtin Chaffin belongs to one of the oldest most numerous and respectable families of Lawrence County and that said Chaffin is a Young Man who has aside from dissipation sustained a good character at the time of the commission of the offence. the proof conduced to shew that he was drunk andwe therefore pray your Excellency to parden the said Chafin and permitt him to return home we believe that it will result greatly to the good of the prisoner — and do no public injury

Peter [Lawless]
Jno, B, Hatcher

Laban T Moore
J H Allison S L C
F R Moore
Calvin Wellman
W. Shoemaker
Hiram. H. Tyler
J, D, Jones
A J Vinson C

[Page 2] Lexington Ky Oct 21st 1865

From what information I have in [in] regard to this young mans case I am certain it is a case in which your Excellency not only has a good cause but that it is your duty to exercise clemency & pardon this case

Respectfully
Samuel McKee

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Lawrence Cir Ct
vs
Washington Chafin
Grand Larceny
1 year
Oct term/65
Pardoned 21 Oct/65