William A. Pollock et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-12-15
- Date of Creation
- December 15, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky
- 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
- BR17-215 to BR17-216
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2897
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205780
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Citation
William A. Pollock et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-12-15, 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-0001-004-2897 (November 13, 2026).
Stanford, Kentucky
Governor T, E, Bramlett,
My Dear Sir
About Twelve months Since a Young Man in his Eighteenth year from Texas and formerly a Confederate Soldier — stole from my Lot in stanford a sorrel mare, saddle & bridal, rode her about one mile and was met by one of my sons & brothersinlaw who arrested him brought back the prisonr tried him before Court of Inquiry, by which he was sent to further trial, and at the
for about one year, is entirely destitute of clothes and is in miserable condition to pass the coming winter in our prison house of stone and iron; after considering the matter maturely, Looking at the Extreme Youth of the prisoner, his Long confinement in our County Jail which of itself has been a great punishment, to the fact that this is a time of almost universal pardon, at the miserable condition of this poor boy I have felt it my duty to ask your Excellecy to pardon said boy — I feel that he has been sufficiently punished, that he may suffer greatly in prison this winter, that humanity, the youth and good appearance of said boy requires his pardon — I feel confident that under the circumstances the enlightened public sentiment of the County will sustain you in granting the pardon I ask for said boy — I therefore pray your Excellcy will speedily pardon said prisoner whose name is George
Adams — Hoping to hear speedily from your Excellecy favourably I remaine
Your Obdent Servant
Wm A. Pollock
Governor T, E, Bramlette
Dear Sir
The undersigned Citizens of Stanford and viciinty Know the facts stated by our neighbor W A Pollock true we therefore concur in the pryer of his petition for the parden of George Adams
Respectfully
W. S. [...]
Saml H Shanks
Thos H Shanks
Ed. Davidson
J, R, Alford
W,, R,, Carson J P L C
M. V. Smith
W. R. Warren
A. J. C. Robbins
Lincoln Cir Ct
vs
Geo Adams
Indicted for Horse Stealing
Pardoned