Petition

Robert Luttrell et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Barren 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
BR41-379 to BR41-380
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3202
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FTP Identifier
32205989

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Dates
1865-03
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Robert Luttrell 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-0001-004-3202 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency
Thos. E. Bramblette
Gov State of Ky.

We neighbors and acquaintances of Albert Burgan ^alias Stemburgin^ would respectfully State that we have been for several years well acquainted Said Burgan for several years. his character as a gentleman for truth veracity &c. has been good he is a very poor man but honest in all his dealings. he has been an unwavering Union Man during the late war. Said Burgan was Indicted by the Grand Jury of the Barren Co. Circuit Court at its March term for 1865 for stealing a horse from One Joseph Peck whom we know to be a vile rebel man and was during the late rebelliion we are credibly informed and believe the following to be the facts in the case. Said horse was lost on our Friday night at meeting, and was found by its owner. (So he reports) in the woods near where Said Burgan fed his hogs. Said Burgan was accustomed to feeding his hogs twice a day. viz morning and evening and on the evening he was arrested he was going to feed his hogs with corn in his arms. When coming near the usual place of feeding his hogs he was suddenly arrested by Burgan Whitney, Thomas Kelly, John Kelly, Wootan Bratcher James Payne, Radford Lee, Jacob Peck, & Joseph Peck, three of whom were or had been rebel guerrillas and the other four were rebel citizens. These men had been laying in the woods waiting for Said Burgan to feed his hogs so they might arrest him and accuse

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him of stealing Said horse, which was as they said found tied in the woods near where Said Burgan was accustomed to feeding his hogs, we believe this action to be brought ^against^ him Burgan through rebel influence and by them for vengance upon Mr. Burgan because he was a strong Union Man hoping you see the spirit in which this affiar has been managed and through your highly appreciated clemency you will grant Mr Burgan Pardon in the alleged offence. feeling assured that you will do nothing more than Justice toward our friend and neighbor we are respectfully yours Loyal citizens of the United States,

Robert Luttrell
Elisha Jones soldire 37 mt infantry ^Co A^
Joseph T. West
H. W. West
John R. Littrell
H E Steenbergen
J F Steenbergen
W Steenbergen
J. L. Steenbergen
H. Payne
A. S. Maginis
F. M. Rigdon
Jesse Busley
William Burley Soldier
T Ridge [...]
thomas C Burley Solder
Thomas Bureley 37 mt intr Co A
Hugh.M. Steenben
Ephriam Berry

William N Todd Late soldier of the 9th Ky Vol parden :Gov: if you can for i think it is [...] Animosity yours truly
W P Gilson
A J Taylor Belonging to the 9th Ky (Co. A)
James Lane
James Johnson late soldier of the 9th vol
Thomas.W. Steenbergen
John i Tinsley
Airon K Jonson
Seth Betteley late vol Soldier of the 9 Ky
G W Rigdon Co K
G W Rigdon Late a solger of 9th Ky Vol

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Thomas Lane
John W Jones Co A 9 Ky
William Wiliams
Joseph Jonson
W T Jones
D Payne
J B Payne co a 37 Ky
John H Jones
John Bradshaw
John.L. Steenberger
Bartholamew France.
Joseph Mc Genis
James Mesker
J. P Kinshaw enrolling Officer.
O A Burgess
James Littrell
[...] volenteer of the 37 Ky reg co C I No that Said Burgin was a union man During the late war Wm Barton
E Carver
Elish Parvier
John Rigdon
Jesse Payne
Edman G Steern Bergan
Elias Littrell
Jacob Wright
Barnett Payne
Begmon Littrell

Caleb Lowe
Robert Boatman
George S. Gibson
Uriah ,,T,, Gibson
Martin Wright
William Rigdon
B H Veach
Edward Elmore
William Rigdon

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Barren Cir Ct
vs
A Steenbergen
&
Jas Jones

Refused