David Bradshaw et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
- Place of Creation
- Nicholas 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
- BR42-16
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-3230
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206012
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Citation
David Bradshaw 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-0001-004-3230 (November 13, 2026).
To his Excellency Hon Thos, E, Bramlette,
Governer of Kentucky
The undersigned citizens of Nicholas County, respectfully pray your honor to pardon Jonthan Young a colored man, who was convicted at the present term of the Nicholas Circuit Court of stealing two heiferers and sentenced to the penitentiary for one year. There is great doubt as to whether he is guilty of the offince there being strong reason to believe that the owner permitted him to sell the heifers. He surrendered himself up to the jailor after he had escaped, and has not behaved as if he was guilty.
He is a poor man, has a family of children, and heretofore has borne an excellent character.
We respectfully ask that he may be pardoned.
D Bradshaw
John.G. Blair
David Bird
James H Sears
J H Serbry
John A. Tribble
George Wills
C, King
W. T. Henry, Agt Bureau
Refugees Freedmen & A Lands
Eliseph Morrison, Jailor
The above persons are mainly neighbors of Jonathan Young, (Colored)
Nicholas Cir Ct
vs
Jonathan Young
Pententiary
1 year
Grand Larceny