Petition

Walker Cox to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Adair 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
BR42-445 to BR42-446
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3506
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FTP Identifier
32206251

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Walker Cox 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-0001-004-3506 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency
Thos E. Bramlette Gov of Ky.

Your Petitioner Walker Cox, resident of Adair County Ky. & who resides near the Casey & Taylor County lines. & 20 Miles from Columbia; states that he is Indicted in the Adair Circuit Court for Hog Stealing which is [...] & of which he is innocent.

He says at the request of James Chelf he did assist him the said Chelf to kill Two Hogs in the daytime & which were dressed at the House of said Chelf which Hogs Chelf said were wild hogs & pestering his feeding place, & which your petitioner thought was & still believes to be true. & twelve months afterwards & after said Chelf fell out with him he the said Chelf procured said Indictment. That it is a great distance to attend trial & he Two of of His witness by whom he can contradict & invalidate said Chelf one So infirm & old that he cannot procure their attendance at Court.

wherefore he prays pardon &c.

Walker Cox

We the citizens & neighbors of said Walker Cox, who know him both before & since his return from the Federal Army. Say that we believe said Walker

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Cox ^innocent^ of any blame in the said Indictment charged & believe the charge against him grounless & pray the govr to pardon him from the charges in the Indictment.

A list of names
F Goode
John Goole
:
William J Christenson
thomas Christenson
Jesse D Simpson
Henry york
David B munn
Samuel S Goode
Robert Wohl
William Bass
J W Bass
J S Wood
Robert thomas Wood
W A Wood
G A Wood
John L Chisham
A. T Pointer
James.W. McDonald
Wilim low
Wilim B markis
John Stepen
Joel noel
James Woodrum
Larkin nol
William H. Rakes
Benjamin Rakes

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Elisha.W. Rakes
John.G. Rakes
Thomas Bland
Elisy pinter
Wiliam pinter
F R tucker
James Henderson
B. W. Tucker
M. W. Pruitt
Sandy A. Wise
A T Pruitt
J. W. Pruitt
uriah tungel
Thomas.M. Read
Philip. M. Read
Wm Means
Uriah malone
J O. Mercer
John B Mann
Thos D Fergurson
J G Williamson
WIlliam A Moore
Thos. G. Sharp
R L Burrees
John Wood
Wm G Wood
John F Campbell
Jefferson Smith
A. H. Williamson

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J S Chisham
Andrew w Chisham
Jas. L. Grinstead
Lewis Grinstead
Stepen Wright

Adair Cir Ct
vs
Walker Cox