Petition

Q. S. Rousseau et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Metcalfe 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
BR41-271 to BR41-271A
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3108
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FTP Identifier
32205937

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Q. S. Rousseau 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-0001-004-3108 (November 15, 2026).

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To his Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky your

Your petitioners would respectfully state that [...] Term of the Metcalfe Circuit Court that there was an indictment found by the Grand Jury of sd County against Joseph. M. Clark for Horse Stealing now we would respectfully state that sd Clark is a man of family and very poor we make these statements hopeing that your Excellency will exercise the power vested in you and release sd Clark from sd Indictment

Q. S. Rousseau
N W. O. Newman
N James M. Horne
N Peter Cassadey
N Wm C. James
N John S. Dowell
N Robert. W. Dowell
N Richard H Dowell
N R. J. William
N J. D. Salmon
N Jes. G. Salmon
N C. W. Stephens

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N Wm N. James
N G G. W. Wallace
N M D L mitchell
N Wm Pointer
N James M. Martin
N Marion Stephens
N Wm Poynter
N Shelby Stephens
N John Cassady
N Joseph Casady
N Alfred Tyler
N John. T. L. Boston
N A. B. Clarke
N Jos M asbury
N John M Stxton
N J. J. Martarn
N Wm. P martan
N William Jeffries
John.. Murry
Elice... William
N G Wallace
N Jack Poynter
N Henry. H. Asbury
Albert. Sherly
N R. E. Hinds

The names marked N were living within three or four miles of J M Clarkes ^ residence ^ when charged and indicted for horse stealing Respectfully

W. O. Newman
Post Master
Rockland Mills Ky

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M. P. William

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Metcalfe Cir Ct
vs
Jos. M. Ckark
Refused