Petition

Benjamin P. Cissell et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
BR43-71 to BR43-72
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2981
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FTP Identifier
32205849

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Benjamin P. Cissell et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-2981 (November 13, 2026).

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To His Excellency
Thos. E. Bramlette

We, the undersigned Citizens of Livingston County, would respectfully represent, that one J J Baxter was indicted at the last term of this Court for detaining one Penelope Johnson, a white woman about Eighteen years of age against her will with intent to Carnally knew her and tried and Convicted & senteneced to the Penetentiary for the term of two years, Miss Johnson is a Lady of good standing and entire respectality in the County, a woman of sense honor, virtue and integrity and the fullest Credit can be given to any and all statements made by her on or off oath, Besides she was fully Corroborated by all the evidence in the Cause This offense we believe to have been a deliberate & premeditated attempt to rape by the accused and thus believing We protest and remonstrate against his pardon.

Ben. P. Cissell atty for Comtlth 14 District

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J D Morisson
H. B. Edwards
James Pringle
James M Donakey
J. W. Clark
J. H. Merry
A. J. Donakey
R. C. Loyd.
J. L garman
J. W. Bice
G. W. Phillips
T C Furnish
C. C. D[...]
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Witness
B. P. Cissell