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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-003-0118 BR5-204 to BR5-205

Montgomery County, Tennessee Montgomery County, Tennessee 1865-11-09 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To the President of the United States

The petition of Larkin Harned, a citizen of Christian Co Kentucky represents to your Excellency -- that at the commencement of the late War, your petitioner believing that the rights of the Southern people had been trampled on by the North, agreed with the Southern people in the course they adopted & felt anxious for their success, not because he ever had any objection to the constitution of the United States, which he regarded as forming one of The best Governments ever made as Administered by the predecessors of Mr Lincoln but because he Thought the constitution had been violated & the rights of the people trampled on by the Federal Executive but he did not take up arms, his age now fifty six prevented him from doing so -- but owing to the excitement in his he felt himself unsafe at home & spent a good deal of time in the South & is informed, that Capt Garth his neighbor & freind had put his name on his roll to protect him as much as possible in the event of his capture

Your petitionor further States; that after the surrender of the Confederate armies, he considered the cause of the South lost, returned to his home & took the oath of Amnesty as required by your proclamation

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With a settled determination to abide by the results of the War & to be in future a peacable, orderly & quiet citizen -- He found upon his return home, that procedings had been instituted agst him at Louisville for the Confiscation of his Land in Christian County, which is now pending -- Whilst your petitioner does not believe that he has been guilty of any offence which would justify its confiscation under the Law -- He is nonetheless anxious not only to secure pardon for his offences agst the government but also to have the suit dismissed -- that he may be enabled to remain peaceably at home & perform his duty as a good citizen of the U. S and aid as far as his humble means will allow in restoring the Government to what it was before the War & bring prosperity once more to our citizens As your petitioner is in duty bound will ever pray

L,, Harned

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State of Tennessee Montgomery Co } Ss

Larken Harned personally appeared before me and made oath that the matter of things stated in the above petition are true to the best of his knowledge & belief & also exhibits his oath of amnesty in the following words

Office of Provost Marshall Bowling Green Ky -- 21st Sept 1865

Larken Harned a citizen of Ky solemnly swears & affirms in the presence of almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully defend the Constitution of the U. S. & the Union of the States thereunder and that I will like manner abide in & faithfully support all Laws & proclamations which have been made during the rebelliion with reference to the emancipation of Slaves

So help me God

Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 21st of Sept 1865 at Bowling Green Ky signed L Harned

R W Lt. 12th J C H A Provost Marshall

Sworn to & subscribed before me the 9th Novr 1865

L,, Harned

C. Faxon, Justice of the Peace for Montgomery Co, Ten,

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Refer to Gov of Ky

Atto Genl

RECEIVED BY THE PRESIDENT. NOV 15 1865

Att Genl