Benjamin F. Buckner, Affidavit
1865-10-23
- Date of Creation
- October 23, 1865
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
- 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
- BR16-186 to BR16-187
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2616
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205500
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- Dates
- 1865-10-23
Citation
Benjamin F. Buckner, Affidavit, 1865-10-23, 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-0001-004-2616 (November 13, 2026).
I have Known Mr Pursley since his marriage, and take pleasure in bearing testimony to his good character and Conduct.
His father in law is one of the most respectable & prominent Citizens in the County, and I think (withoutknothat judging from his behavior & general character since he [...]has lived in this County, that the public interest would not suffer if the Indictment against Mr P. in the Christian Circuit Court were dismissed.
B. F. Buckner
B. F. Buckner