Petition

Freeland Jackson et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Bath 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
BR42-389 to BR42-390
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3466
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206226

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Freeland Jackson 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-0001-004-3466 (November 14, 2026).

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His Excellency Thos E Bramlett Govnor of the Commonwelth of Kentucky would Respectfully Represent to your Excellency that Freeland Jackson a youth of about 14 years old at the time was persuaded off by a Band of Merauders against His fathers will & was Hid and kept out of the way of His father Control that Said Band is acused of Divers thefts and no Indictment against said Boy But is forfeit the will be He asks your Excellency to pardon Him He Claims that He never done any thing But was with them a short Time His father and family is Respectfully able and Reside in Bath County He prays your Excellency to Extend Him the Benefit of the Executive Clemency and grant him a full pardon for the above offences

Yours Respectfully
Freeland Jackson

the petitioners names
Elder :Jas: Adams
Robert Frisby
Samuel Power
Sanford Power
John T faudere
R W Walker
W. S. Pierce
G. W. McCormick
Edward Power
John T Power
James F. Morrison

Ben [...] Power
Salomon Rathwell
Wm.. Rathwell
Nathaniel Alexander
Robert Wigington
T N Perry
C M Hanks
J. W. Moore by Hanks
Joseph H Johnson
Francis Johnson

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F Jackson
petition

Until an accusation is made either in the form of Warrant or Indictment no Pardon can be made to apply-

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