Petition

S. N. Edwards and T. J. Shuffitt to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Metcalfe 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
BR42-364A
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3450
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32206215

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S. N. Edwards and T. J. Shuffitt 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-0001-004-3450 (November 15, 2026).

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His excellency Thomas E Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky

We the undersigned Justices of the peace of Metcalf county Ky would most respectfully represent to your excellency that we constituted the examining court for the trial of J E Mitchell charged with the killing of John Clark and Sent him on to further trial but granted him bail which he gave He was indicted by the grand Jury of Metcalf county charged with murder and is now on bail We necessarily heard all the evidence during Said examination and most earnestly ask for executive clemency and request you to grant him a pardon We discharged for duty conscienciously and believe that our decision was right and proper but desire that the governor under his power to interpose executive clemency Should exercise that power in this case and pardon the accused

S. N. Edwards J. P. M C
T G Shuffitt J P M C

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Penitentiary

His excellency Thomas E Bramlette
Governer of Kentucky

We the undersigned citizens of Metcalf county and vicinity would most respectfully petition and earnestly request your excellency to pardon J E Mitchell who is indicted in the Metcalf circuit court for the killing of John Clark

James Mitchell
J A Dowel
R. P. Beauchamp
Joseph Baird
Greenville Smith
Th. A. Morrison
A.. S Freeman
T D Crenshaw
D. Z. Stork
Wm H Williams
J.. T. Mcinteer
R. D. Shannon
C. P. Porter
J. S. Withers
Paddy Thompson
Alex Edwards
Otho Naylor
James G Lee
David Wels
P L Malone
Paschal Malone

R. W. Price
J. R. Beauchamp
H. N. Beauchamp
Wm Henderson
Samuel Walker
Joseph H Hubbard
Isaac B Stovall
Jas. T. Jones
J A Norris
Barton J Blades
Joseph Pace
Joseph Hubbard
William Hubbard
William ^M.^ Hessy
John R Keen
John H Keen
T W Bagley
John J. Bloydes
James P. Price
Calvin M Rogers
Henry T Rogers

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James acheson
James O Nelson
Joseph H Nelson
Zidner Coffy
Robert W. Coffy
G W Coomer
W M Coomer
Shelby Coomer
James. H. Pendleton
W. A. Diddle
P Y. Estes.
Samuel. W. Mitchell
Wm M Yates
R H Dowel
R J Williams
J S Dowel
M. D. L. Mitchell
Alexander Williams
Wm P Mitchell
R W Dowel
Enoch Gregory
R H Young Clk Metcalf Cir. ct.
W Beard
L. Knight J. P.
Samuel Shannon [...]
John W Beauchamp
J Mitchel
G C Wilcoxen