Richard Hawes to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-12-10
- Date of Creation
- December 10, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Paris, Bourbon 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
- BR17-200 to BR17-201
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2888
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205771
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- Dates
- 1865-12-10
Citation
Richard Hawes to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-12-10, 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-0001-004-2888 (November 14, 2026).
Paris Bourbon co Ky
His Excellency
Thomas E. Bramblett,
Dear Sir,
Major J M Thomas proposed to apply to you for a pardon, in a criminal prosecution in this court, and I take great pleasure in stating, that I am intimately acquainted with him as a neighbor, and that he is a gentleman of excellent moral character, & unimpeached honour. From my knowledge of Major Thomas, I am sure that he would not be guilty of any act which he did not beleive to be conscientiously right and proper. From a personal knowledge of a large portion of his service in the confederate army as captain of cavalry, I know of no officer whose conduct was more exemplary & honourable. I know nothing of the facts of the case in which he is charged, but his own statement is worthy of all credit.
Very Respectfully
R. Hawes
His Exc'y
Thos. E Bramblett
Governor of Kentucky