To his Excellency Tho^s E Bramlett

Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Your Petitioner Jefferson H House would respectfully State that he stands indicted in the Johnson Circuit Court ^with others^ Charged with the offense of Grand Larceny: (towit) of stealing Money from Moses Preston

Your Petitioner further states that said Money is charged to have been taken on the [...] day of [...]1865 and That at the time said Money is alledged to have been taken that there were several Union soldiers in the Town of Paintsville Ky. the place where said money was charged to have been taken and among the soldiers was a man by the name of William Hunter, who was a Soldier at the time, and said Hunter is also charged with stealing said Money= He says that he was found near the House of said Preston towit about 200 yards with a woman by the name of Sarah Howard who was of a lewd character and Hunter was in the House of Preston on the night the money was stolen and He says That said Sarah Howard

was liveing with Moses Preston at the time said money should have been taken and from the fact that This Petitioner and said Sarah Howard was found after dark near the house of said Preston together That This Petitioner was indicted; and He says That He is innocent of said charge That he had no connection with the taking of said Money in any way, whatever; and as to the guilt or innocence of Hunter He Knows nothing, That he had no motive in going to or near said Prestons House only to see said Sarah Howard and He now asks for the interposition of executive clemency and that He be pardoned and forever released from said charge That Justice be done and will forever pray

Jefferson House

We the undersigned citizens of Johnson County Ky Join in prayer with the foregoing Petitioner and ask that He be pardoned and will forever pray

Johnson Cir Ct
Jeff House
Petition for Pardon

Not a case within the rule. Such cases not considered before trial