Petition

E. C. Baker et al. 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
BR42-401 to BR42-402
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3475
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FTP Identifier
32206233

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E. C. Baker 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-0001-004-3475 (November 14, 2026).

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Hon Thos E. Bramlett
Governor of Kentucky
Dear Sir

Your petitioners would most respectfully represent that there is now confined in the penitentiary house of this state one John Young who was sent there under about the following circumstances. Said Young having served a term of three and one half years in the Federal Army was discharged, and then went into the state service, and one day meeting on the streets, in the city of Covington - with a person whom he thought to be a lady, and who was carrying a heavy bundle, did without suspicion of wrong, tender his services to assist her in carrying the same, and while in this- as he honestly thought- commendable action- the two were arrested for having in possession stolen goods, and after trial said Young was sentenced to two years imprisonment in penitentiary where he has been confined for about one year

Now in consideration of the fact that said John Young was for so long a time a gallant and faithful soldier, and the circumstances under which he was confined we respectfully ask the interposition of the Executive clemency in his behalf

Very Respectfully &c
E. C. Baker
Lat Cpt of said Jno Young
M. Jeff Roark Rep H
John B. Riggs Rep Harris

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A. P Reatch Rep
Moses. Lacy M. R.
Josiah.H. Combs.

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John Young
Muhlenburg
For further consideration

Delivered by E. C. Baker