Governor Thos. E Bramlette
Dear Sir

My young friend Mr Laf^e Joseph. goes to Frankfort in a new mission of charity. to obtain a pardon for an unworthy brother of the long robe.

He asked me to give him a few lines along, thinking that I have some influence with you in matters of pardon, upon the simple ground. that I never sign petitions for mercy, such as are usually circulated.

I would ask your kind consideration of Mr. L. E. Meyer's case, as I am fully convinced, that he was sacrificed to the ambition of some of his volunteers counsel in short, he was made a stalking horse for showing off some Southern eloquence A plain common sense defence would most likely have cleared him, as you will see by the statement of facts, signed by Judge & Attorney. Having drawn on his brother, & telling Mess. Pelle, Knoop & Co not to present his check till next day. it looked very much like the representation of a future event But this seemed to plain: something more fanciful had to be put up for a defense & he was slaughtered.