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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, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0150 BR8-234 to BR8-235

Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky Thomas Elliott Bramlette (KY governor 1863-67, atty, D.A., col 3rd KY Inf) N001000 1817-01-03 1875-01-12 Categories: People

Twenty-third governor of Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Cumberland County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sallie Travis Bramlette in September 1837. Father of James T. Bramlette, William L. Bramlette, Eugene Bramlette, and Corrina Bell Bramlette. Practiced law in Clinton County, Kentucky, and Columbia, Kentucky. Represented Cumberland and Clinton counties in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1841 to 1843. Commonwealth's attorney of the 8th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1848 to 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in 1850. Circuit judge of the 6th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1856 to 1861. Owned nine enslaved persons in 1860. Served as colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from 1861 to 1862. District attorney of the United States District Court for Kentucky in 1863. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 1, 1863, to September 3, 1867. Owned law firm of Bramlette & Van Winkle in partnership with Ephraim L. Van Winkle.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 181A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 335 (p. 2 of 2 on microfilm). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, The Town of Columbia 1st Division, p. 13 (p. 2 of 3 on microfilm). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 83B. Ross A. Webb, “Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867)” in Lowell H. Harrison, ed., Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 93-97 Lowell H. Harrison, "Bramlette, Thomas Elliott" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 112-13. John W. Stewart (Trimble Co., KY, shoemaker) N00000999 1809-05-17 1885-11-18 Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, shoemaker. Native of Scotland. Married to Jane Duncan Stewart in Trimble County on July 30, 1846. Father of Charles Stewart, Mary Stewart, Arabella Stewart, and Cora Stewart. Shoemaker in Trimble County, Kentucky in 1860.

Relationships Legal: J. Milton Moore (trimble county) Legal: James M. Branch (Trimble County, KY, farmer) Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, 65. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, p. 4-5. Find A Grave, "John Williamson Stewart (1809-1885)," Memorial #35849545, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35849545 (accessed January 26, 2018). James M. Branch (Trimble County, KY, farmer) N00001959 1806 1886? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Frances Wright Branch in Oldham County in March 1828. Father of Robert Branch, L. Branch, B. Branch, James Branch, M. Branch, Turpin Branch, John Branch, Susan Branch, Edward Branch, and Harvy Branch. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, District 1, p. 404A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Abbottsford, p. 201. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Oldham County Marriages, Film #000482443, p. 97. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Trimbe County Administrators Bond Books, 1885-1966, p. 24 of microfilm (Accessed via Ancestry.com on September 15, 2020). J. Milton Moore (trimble county) N00001958 1844? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, resident. Trimble County native. Married to Mildred Moore on August 15, 1869.

Relationships Legal: James M. Branch (Trimble County, KY, farmer)

Kentucky Marriage Records, Film #000420382, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, p. 82-83. Willis Oliver (farmer, trimble county) N00001002 1817 1901 Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Peter Oliver and Nancy Oliver. Married to Melvina Oliver. Father of John Oliver. Justice of the peace in Trimble County in 1850. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, District 1, p. 430B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 30. Find A Grave, "Willis Oliver (1817-1901)," Memorial #51005540, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51005540 (accessed January 26, 2018). Andrew Scott (Trimble County, Kentucky) N00001562 1816? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Jubian Scott. Father of Mary Scott, Lucinda Scott, Francis Scott, Sarah Scott, Nancy Scott, Isabel Scott, Lazarus Scott, Victoria Scott, Lenoria Scott, and Haticia Scott. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 59. S. Mead (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001956 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

Relationships Legal: Trimble County Court Legal: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

KYR-0001-004-0150. James Sparkes (farmer, trimble county) N00001955 1841 Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Henry County, Kentucky, native. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Abbottsford, p. 1. George M. Perkinson (farmer, trimble county) N00001950 1840 Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, p. 25. George Orr (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer) N00001954 1826 Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Orr. Father of Sarah Orr, Mary Orr, Robert Orr, and John L. Orr. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Abbottsford, p. 34. George Wright (Trimble County, Kentucky, laborer) N00001556 1813? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, laborer. Kentucky native. Laborer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, p. 59. Lafayette Milner (Trimble County, Kentucky, blacksmith) N00001960 1826? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Kentucky native. Married to Eveline Milner. Father of Ben Milner, John Milner, Thomas Milner, William Milner, and Susan Milner. Blacksmith in Trimble County, Kentucky in 1850. Blacksmith in Trimble County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, District 1, p. 406B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 260. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, p. 191A. Noah P. Chandler (farmer, trimble county) N00001966 1840 Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Joel Chandler and Miranda Chandler. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Abbottsford, 1. Frederick Crafton (farmer, trimble county) N00001965 1808 Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Rebecca Crafton. Father of Elijah Crafton, Nancy Crafton, James Crafton, Margaret Crafton, Mary Crafton, Martha Crafton, Thomas Crafton, Patience Crafton, Jackson Crafton, Lucy Crafton and William Crafton. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 75. William Robbins (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001964 1825? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, resident. Virginia native. Resident of Trimble County, Kentucky in 1860.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, p. 258. F. A. Speed (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001963 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. Benj Wiggi[staten] (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001962 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. Jacob Downs (Henry County, Kentucky, shoe maker) N00001961 1812? Categories: People

Henry County, Kentucky, shoe maker. Pennsylvania native. Married to Julia A. Downs. Shoe maker in Henry County, Kentucky in 1850.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 2, p. 452A. Stephen Yeager (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001968 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

KYR-0001-004-0150. T. [unknown] (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00008476 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. Charles Martin (farmer, trimble county) N00001987 1830 Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Native of Germany. Married to Mary Martin. Father of Frederick Martin and Mary Martin. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, p. 61. John Law (farmer, trimble county) N00001988 1841? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Willis Law and Nancy Law. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, p. 84. W. W. Rhea (trimble county, KY, petition signer) N00001989 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. Silas Gatewood (trimble county) N00001970 1803? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, common school teacher. Kentucky native. Married to Frances Gatewood. Father of Martha B. Gatewood, Mary E. Gatewood, Pulaski B. Gatewood, Silas Gatewood, Jr., and Fanny Omega Gatewood. Common school teacher in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, p. 63. William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer) N00001941 1818? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Susan Merchant Adcock in Trimble County on July 25, 1853. Father of John H. Adcock and William J. Adcock. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860. Employed John Clark as a farmer in Trimble County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Trimble County in 1860.

Relationships Social: John L. Scott (Frankfort, Kentucky, Commonwealth's attorney.) Legal: Trimble Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 44. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 396A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Trimble County Marriages, Film #000420400, p. 207. Thomas M. McCarty (Trimble County, Ky, farmer) N00001938 1820? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Judith E. McCarty. Father of James H. McCarty, Robert C. McCarty, Parmelia McCarty, and Floyd T. McCarty. Farmer in Trimble County, Kentucky in 1860.

Relationships Legal: J. Milton Moore (trimble county) Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 253. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, p. 178A. Robert C. Moreland (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer) N00001972 1839? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sophrona Moreland. Father of William Moreland. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, 60. T. B. Gatewood (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001971 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

KYR-0001-004-0150. P. R. Smith (Trimble County, Kentucky) N00001565 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863. Signed a petition on behalf of Thomas McIntosh in Trimble County, Kentucky, on October 6, 1863.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

KYR-0001-004-0144. KYR-0001-004-0150. J. T. Shepherd (Trimble County, Kentucky) N00001980 Categories: People

Signed a petition to Thomas E. Bramlette on behalf of Thomas McIntosh in Trimble County, Kentucky, on October 6, 1863. Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0144. KYR-0001-004-0150. F. Calvert (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001979 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. J. Lingale (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001978 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. Addison Mitchel (farmer, trimble county) N00001977 1810? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Emily Mitchel. Father of Isham Mitchel, Allen Mitchel, Menerva Mitchel, Elvira Mitchel, and Melvina Mitchel. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 32. M. H. Hunt (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001976 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. J. W. Mullikin (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001975 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863. Signed a petition on behalf of Levi S. Baker in c1863. Signed a petition to Thomas E. Bramlette on behalf of Thomas McIntosh in Trimble County, Kentucky, on October 6, 1863.

Relationships Political: Thomas Colbert (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

KYR-0001-004-0150. KYR-0001-004-0152. KYR-0001-004-0144. Thomas A. Mitchell (Trimble County, KY, farmer) N00001946 1836-01-15 1918-02-14 Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elvree Colbert Mitchell in Trimble County in January 1860. Father of Emily C. Mitchell and Virginia T. Mitchell. Farmer in Trimble County, Kentucky in 1860.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 226. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Providence, p. 242A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Trimble County Marriages, Film #000420401, p. 252. Find A Grave, "T. A. Mitchell (1836-1918)," Memorial #25098615, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25098615 (accessed September 15, 2020). William Hardin (farmer, trimble county) N00001945 1820? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 19. Thomas Colbert (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001974 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863. Signed a petition on behalf of Levi S. Baker in c1863.

Relationships Political: J. W. Mullikin (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner)

KYR-0001-004-0150. KYR-0001-004-0152. C. Colbert (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001973 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. H. Fonden (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001982 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. Harry F. Garriott (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001981 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. William Shepherd (farmer, trimble county) N00001947 1820 Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Oldham County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary C. Shepherd. Father of John Shepherd, William Shepherd, and Robert Shepherd. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, p. 7. Brooks R. Perkinson (Trimble County, KY, farmer) N00001948 1805? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Mary N. Perkinson. Father of Joseph D. Perkinson, Thomas B. Perkinson, Mary J. Perkinson, William S. Perkinson, George Perkinson, and John D. Perkinson. Farmer in Trimble County, Kentucky in 1850. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, District 1, p. 416A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, p. 219. J. M. Colbert (trimble county) N00001986 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. William Stanley (farmer, trimble county) N00001952 1830? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Lucy Stanley. Father of Sarah Stanley, James Stanley, Virginia Stanley, John Stanley, Nancy Stanley, Narcissa Stanley, and Barge A. Stanley. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bedford, p. 58. Burton M. Hunter (Trimble County, KY, farmer) N00001985 1805? Categories: People

Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Hannah Moreland Hunter in Oldham County, Kentucky in December 1828. Father of Willis Hunter and E. Hunter. Married to Marena Ann Reno Hunter in Trimble County, Kentucky in September 1839. Father of Henry Hunter, Martha Hunter, Burton Hunter, James Hunter, Sarah Hunter, and Edmonia Hunter. Resident of Oldham County, Kentucky in 1830. Owned one enslaved person in Oldham County in 1830. Resident of Trimble County, Kentucky in 1840. Owned one enslaved person in Trimble County in 1840. Farmer in Trimble County in 1850. Farmer in Trimble County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

Fifth Manuscript Census of the United States (1830), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham County, p. 296. Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, p. 232. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, District 1, p. 403A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, p. 251. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford, p. 185A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Oldham County Marriages, Film #000482443, p. 87. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Trimble County Marriages, Film #000420387, p. 91. D. F. Jones (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001984 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

Relationships Social: William P. Adcock (Trimble County, Kentucky, farmer)

KYR-0001-004-0150. James J. James (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001983 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-0150. John S. Sulivan (Trimble County, Kentucky, petitioner) N00001969 Categories: People

Signed a petition on behalf of J. Milton Moore in Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky, in 1863.

KYR-0001-004-150. Bedford, Kentucky P00001508 Categories: Places

Seat of Trimble County, Kentucky.

38.5926, -85.3177 “Bedford, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 7, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 17. Trimble County, Kentucky P00001509 Categories: Places

County in north central Kentucky. Seat at Bedford. Located on the Ohio River.

38.5926, -85.3177 “Bedford, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 7, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 298. Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky 1863-10-05 Petition English Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. 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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Bedford Trimble co. Kentucky October 5th 1863 -- To His Excellency Hon Thomas E. Bramlette Governor of the commonwealth of Kentucky,

Your petitioner a resident of Trimble county would most respectfully represent that, he was fined fifteen Dollars and costs of suit about 20th June last before Esquire John W Stewart a Justice of the peace for Trmble county for striking James M. Branch.

your peitioner does not deny striking said Branch; but was excited from the fact that Branch used very insulting language, and he supposed that he might strike him, hence the blow.

your Petitioner would further represent that he is poor and humble in life, has a small family, wife & 2 children to Support and also a very poor old widowed Mother who depends on my earnings for Support,

He further states hes sorry for his offence having been always a peacable well disposed person, he therefore prays your Honor to exercise that Clemency which his case Seems to demand and as in duty bound will every pray &C &C

J. Milton Moore

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We the undersigned citizens of Trimble county join the petitioner J. Milton Moore in his prayer and pray you to remit said fine or so much thereof as in your clemency you may See fit &C

Willis Oliver Andrew Scott S. Mead James Sparkes George M Perkinson George Orr George Wright L. Milner Noah P. Chandler F Crafton William Bobbins F. A. Speed Benj Wiggistaten Jacob Downs Stephen Yeager

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Charles. Martin

John. Law X

W W Rhea S. Gatewood W P Adcock T M McCarty (one of the Jury) Robert C Moreland T. B gatewood

P, R, Smith.

J, T, Shepherd F Calvert J Lingale A Mitchel M. H. Hunt J W Mulikin Thomas Mitchell William Hardin T Colbert C Colbert H Fonden

Harry. F. Garriott William Shepherd Brooks. R. Perkinson J M Colbert Wm Stanley B M Hunter D F Jones James J James John S Sulivan

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Trimble Co vs J, M Moore

Breach peace Assault Respited 6 Mos 10th Nov/63