Nov^r 25^th 1865
His Excellency
Andrew Johnson
President of the United States
Sir,

I had the honor to be released from prison in July last by your special order on taking the oath of allegiance

I now apply to you for the pardon, required to reinvest with full rights of citizenship.

I am excluded from the amnesty only by the fact of having left a loyal state, — Kentucky — to join the Confederate army. I have not $20.000, have never held a civil office, did not leave the United States service, was only a Colonel in the Confederate army and Know of no clause except the above stated to exclude me from the amnesty. I was an aid-de-camp of Pres^t Davis and captured with him, as you were aware before granting my release.

I am not unmindful of the obligations, I have incurred in renewing my oath of allegiance to the United States, I

I may refer to the Hon Attorney General, as to the value to he attached to my word.

With grateful acknowledgement for my release,

I have the honor to be
Verry Respectfully
Yr obt Svt.
W^m Preston Johnston of Louisville, Kentucky

Executive
Feb 5^th 18656.
Case of Johnston Wm P.
Louisville Ky.
Rebel
Applied for Pardon.
(1 Encl)
Respectfully referred to the Honorable the Attorney General.
By order of the President:
W^m G Moore,
A. A. G. Secretary.
Report:
Refer to Gov^r of Kentucky.
E M. L R. 389.