Correspondence

Harney to Thomas E. Bramlette

Document Genre
Correspondence
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
BR42-10
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3226
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FTP Identifier
32206008

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Harney 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-0001-004-3226 (November 14, 2026).

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Govr Bramlette.

Enclosed please find the petition of Harman [Featherly] and Caroll

The parties Signing the Same are not those usually found on petitions of this kind. Pope, Stealy, Hipwell Rousseau & Reasor and parties on whom every relative can be placed_ Mr Stout late member of the House of Representatives also concurs. No benefit could assure to the Comwlths attorney or to the State State, pecuniarily, by there conviction Since they are totally [...] unable to pay while there [...]

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who are also indicted with them are men of means and can pay the fines imposed by law ($300) each/.

For these reasons I respectfully urge the pardon of the offense.

I am Resy
Yours &c
[...] Harney