To his Excellency Tho^s E Bramlet

Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky - the undersign your petitioners citizens of Pike county Ky. States William Kendrick - was convicted of the offense of Grand Larceny at this present December Term 1865 - of the Pike circuit said Kendrick has sustained a good character until the offense charged that was a Federal soldier in the 39 Ky Regiment of Volunteers - that he was a good soldier - that he has a respectable family relation, a small family that is dependant in his Labour for support We earnestly ask your excellency to pardon him - we believe it just that it should be done - he insist that he could clearly exculpated himself if he had an absent witness -

Jas. Coleman
Henry Johnson
Greenville Balls
Wm Scott.
Wm. M. Scott.
Wm Compton
John Ferguson
Jas. Ferguson
Jesse Stugill
Thos. P. Mays
Anderson Huffman
Jas. M. Thornbury
Jas. D Bush

I John H. Allison sheriff of the county of Lawrence Ky know of my own personal knowledge that William H. Kendrick the person referred to in this petition was a soldier of the 39^th Ky Infty and that he was charged of with taking a canoe. I heard Cap^t Sowards of the 39^th Ky Infty, give the above named Kendrick orders to take the canoe as it was loaded with goods and intended for the Enemy, and deliver the same to me as sheriff of Lawrence Co. to satisfy ^levy^ an attachment in the case of Sowards & Co against Robert Jackson & others.

John H Allison