Petition

Luther Chamberlain et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Hancock 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
BR42-391
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3467
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FTP Identifier
32206227

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Luther Chamberlain 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-0001-004-3467 (February 8, 2026).

[Page 1]

To His Excelency
Govenor Bramlette of Kentucky

The undersigned citizens of Hancock County state of Tenessee would respectfully show that one James Gildenwaters who was tried and convicted of Horse stealing in manchester kentucky should be pardoned because he was discovered and found in posession of the Horse alledged to be stolen, said Gildenwaters is a man of good parentage of respectability and would not knowingly had any thing to do with stolen property if known to him, we pray that your Exellency will pardon and send Home to his family the convict James Gildenwaters and your petitioner will ever pray &c

Luther Chamberlain 1 J P
Reubin Gilbert 2
Daniel Gilbert 3
John.H. Watkins 4
Wm Gilbert 5
Wm.T. Watkins 6
Henderson Gilbert 7
George.W. Allen 8
Richard.D. Jones 9
C. L. Burchett 10
Aley Ledford 11
John.. Gollahorn 12
Thos.. Vandaventer 13
James.F. Thompson 14
A. J. Greart 15
W C Coch 16
P. M Suppridg 17

P B Quillen 18
E L Hatfield 19
Hardey Ritchee 20
E. M. Luellen 21
J W Baker 22
W. H. thompson 23
George Gollahon 24
Collin Jones 25
Sabez Hopkins J P 26
John Livingston 27
Elbert Riley 28
James Jones 29
H H B Quillen 30
J D. Hatfield 31
David.N. Louthen 32
Stephen Stamfel 33
Walton Hughes 34

[Page 2]

Samuel Jones 35.
James Gilbert 36
John Malond 37
Jesey Gipson 38
Calaway H. Coleman 39
[...] Quillin 40
Austin Painter 41
A Hopkins 42
W M Durm 43
archable Hopkins 44
G W Hopkins 45
ISaac Livingston 46
Thomas M Rice 47
J D Burchett 48
John J pruett 49
50
Elizha Hopkins 52
Samuel Stanipher 53
James Guly 54
J. A. Hobbs
J. F. McNeil

Hancock

Rejected