William H. Gedge et al. to James F. Robinson
1862-10
- Date of Creation
- October 1862
- Place of Creation
- Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Petition
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863
- Box / Folder
- R3-112 to R3-113
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0069
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211271
- People
- Francis, A. J.
- Herod, Andrew H.
- Burnside, Benoni H.
- McCullough, David
- Myers, Harvey
- Ayars, James, Jr.
- Gedge, James C.
- Robinson, James Fisher
- Lendrum, John Buckner
- Mullins, John
- Ricke, John R.
- Levis, John T.
- Wise, John T.
- Bradford, Marcus Lafayette
- Beach, Mary Ann Bradford
- Richards, Richard
- Perrin, Solomon C.
- Cambron, Stephen Horace
- Glore, William H.
- Gedge, William Henry
- Organizations
- Kenton Circuit Court
Citation
William H. Gedge et al. to James F. Robinson, 1862-10, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-029-0069 (February 16, 2026).
To His Excellency
James F Robinson:
Sir.
The undersigned citizens of Covington Ky — beg leave respectfully to present the case of Lafayette Brafford fore Executive Clemency. We believe the facts of his case are well set out on the paper signed by the Jury that tried him, and for the reasons set out in said paper and the further reason that Mullins who was convicted for the same offense, was pardoned out many months since, we think even handed justice, requires the release of Brafford — This was his first offense — He had always been a well behaved young man — supported his mother and the fact — that no acquaintance existed between Brafford and the deceased — and the manner of the deed, shows we think that the killing was an accident. We pray that he may be pardoned and as in duty bound will ever pray Cov Ky
Names
Wm H. Gedge
Wm H Glore
A, H, Herod Jailer
Jas ,C, Gedge
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Kenton Cir Ct
L. Brafford
10 yrs Penty
to } Petitin
Murder
Gov Robinson
Pardon granted to the within Lafayette Bradford
J F Robinson
Issd
Hold for consideration putting — This case presents persuasive grounds for Exct. Clemency — The verdict is sever in the punishment as to time