Correspondence

A. J. Veatch to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-12-08

Date of Creation
December 8, 1865
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
BR17-138
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2848
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FTP Identifier
32205732

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Dates
1865-12-08
1865-12-09
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A. J. Veatch to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-12-08, 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-0001-004-2848 (November 13, 2026).

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To his excellency Thos. E Bramblette
Governor —

The undersigned, Member of the House of Representatives from Whitley county Ky — would respectfully state, that he w is informed and believes it to be true, that Wm Lastly was taken up and tried in the Whitley circuit court before he had an opportunity of writing to his friends and family, and without [...] a chance to prepare his defence He obtained his information from the people of this county about the time of his trial — He has known the family of Wm Lastly for about 20 years and the general character of the family has been good —

Dec 8th 1865
A J. Veatch

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Whitley Cir Ct
Application of Lastley Wm for pardon
Statement of A J Veach


6 years
Pardoned 9th Decr & issued E L V
Secty