To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

We your humble memoralist would represent to your honor that one Levi C. Kask who has been indicted in the Breathitt Circuit Court, in various cases for the crime of Murder,) has put in circulation a Petitiion for a reprieve from your honor.

Now we would represent to your honor that he and others, (he being in command of a company of Guerillars, and Bandates) did on the 18" day of October 1865 murder John. C. Strong Citizen of Breathitt County Kentucky. by shooting him with Guns, or pistols said John C. strong was at the time a peacible quiet Citizen.

We would further represent that on the 18^th day of October 1865. that the said Levi Kask with others did feloneousley. and with mallice — aforethought kill and murder Washington Noble Samuel Spicer, W^m Mays & Benjamon Fugate, by shooting them with Guns & Pistols. The said murdered men were concealing themselves as best they could for protection. And to save their lives.

We further represent that the said Levi ^C.^ Kask at the same time professed to act with the so called Confederacy, but, at the same time was acting and confederated with bands of Guerillas, Murders, and Bandits.

Wherefore we pray that your honor may dismiss said Kask petition and that he may be brought to a fair and impartial trial upon the Indictments Now against him.

T. P. Cardwell
Thos. Marcum
G W Daniel
Jn^o Cardwell S
Alfred Marcum
Edward Marcum
John Wilson
Alfred Little
J. H. Hundley
Charles J Little
Thomas Lewell
R. W. Smith