Thomas D. Marnum et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
- Place of Creation
- Lawrence 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
- BR42-178 to BR42-179
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-3338
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- FTP Identifier
- 32206108
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Citation
Thomas D. Marnum 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-0001-004-3338 (November 14, 2026).
To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlett Govenor of Kentucky
The undersigned petitioners citizens of Lawrence County Ky would respectfully represent that at the Last term of the Lawrence Circuit Court in October last an indictment was made, against Jno Copley for the murder of John Williamson, the facts of which case are as we verily believe that the said John Williamson was a notorious thief and Gurilla, had robbed many of the homes, wives and children of the Union men whilst they were engaged in the defence of their country and very many of the good citizens were greatly injured and outraged by this man Williamson and when he was captured he was
shot not as we believe by Copley but by some one else and the opinion prevails that it was some one now engaged in the prosecution of this case Copley was a Home Guard in West Virginia and the witnesses for him are Virginians and he does not nor do we believe he can get their attendance at Court we further represent that Capt. Ira Copley is a good citizen has always been respected and we unhesitatingly say that Copley would not comitte murder. we therefore pray your Excellency to pardon said Copley- of the offense charged in said Indictment
Thos D. Marcum
John Brownley
William Ratcliffe
Harrison Stansbury
John Lawson
Harman Stroud
James Storm
John.W. Holt
John Rousley
James Akers
John Flutty
Goodden Atkins
David Bartram
Moses Damron
Walter Queen
Greenvil Porter
John Queen
John.R. Smith
Aaron Preston
Marcus manard snr
John M Johnson
Marcus Manard junr
William manard
D. Mitchell
Wilson damron
William Damron
James W Perry
Elias H Braldrig
Stanley Copley
Thos. Cartmill
Isham Collins
L. G. Damron
Jesse Mills
J. N. Riley Collins
Lewis Thompson
Thomas Salmons
Wesley Wellman
Patton Thompson
Jackson Spalding
Nathaniel Rakins
William Pauley
Jesse Hooser
Elisha Frashel
Thoms Kirk
Richard Wiley
Samuel Bartan
G $ Peal
W S Hammons
Charles Whit
Milton Munsy
Lewis Akers
Warren Robison
John Weeler
Geo, W. Crum
James Muncy
Charles Wilson
Isom Muncy
S. W. Muncy
L C Quelin
S Z Frasher
Thomas Fuller
John Kirk
Samuel Webb Jr
William Webb
John Sullivan
John [...]
John B Browning
Jesse manard
Jackson Artup
Thomas Bartram
J W. Wallis
Milton Bowman
William Sulivan
Wm Raleson
Owen Adkins
J A Wellman
Henley Copley
A Perry
Henderson Robinson
Mitchel Perry
Geo Wadkins
S S Mainard
William A Defoe
William Frasher
Simeon mainard
B. F. Copley
George hinkle
[...][...]
George Adkins
Alvin manard
Cushing Frank
Eliza maynard
R. D. Brown
Henry H Gilkison
Sanders Adkins
grnb Prince
James Pasley
G C Pilh
Wassim Short
H Pickett
Burrell Adkins
Aaron Brewer
John Pack
Harrison Copley
Shahn [samsonal] hannon
James Weiller
John Pack
richard Kirk
Thomas S. Damron
Pardon offence