Petition

James E. Mitchel to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
BR42-364 to BR42-365
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3449
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FTP Identifier
32206214

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James E. Mitchel 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-0001-004-3449 (November 13, 2026).

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To His Excellency
Tho E Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner James Mitchel stands Indicted in the circuit court of Metcalfe County charged with killing and Murdering John Clarke

He comes and begs of Your Excellency a Pardon Because the Unfortunate affair was all super induced by the influence of liquor used too freely by both the deceased and your Petitioner in the midst of the war where they were both soldiers and had served alike in the cause of their choice — The Armey of the United States — and there never was the slightest Malice or hatred between their Petitioner is enough punished from the sad recollection of the affair_ so well as he can recollect it_ Though he knows he never thought of killing the slain man till after it was done: And now he believs if he had not disabled him he

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would have killed Your Petitioner He prays for a Pardon and promises strict Quietude and good citizen Demeanor for all time to come

James E Mitchel

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Jas Mitchell
Refused
Metcalfe

Not a proper case for consideration before trial- Maj Leslie was so informed & that no action would be taken

Notified