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 November 12, 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-0001-004-0424 BR9-170

Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky 1864-01-01 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Irvine Ky Jany 1st 18634 To His Excelency Thomas. E. Bramlett Govenor of Kentucky Dear Sir

Some two weeks Since the Provost Marshal of this county mailed to you a certificate of the circuit clerk of this county Showing Presentments in this court against William Roggers for Robery & Treason & against James Roggers for Murder & Treason, with a request that you have said Roggers givn up to the civil authorities for Trial or if that could not be done that they might be dealt with by military Law for their crimes & if namethis could not be done that you would take Some Steps to prevent men who Stand Indicted in our courts for such crimes from being taken in to the Federal Sevice and to carry Federal Bayonetts in this county whare they have committed those crimes the Marshal informs us that he has Received no answer to said communication and Knows of no action being taken thare in. we the undersigned Loyal citizens of Estill county feeling that Such men ought not to be permitted to Escape punishment by Shielding Themselves in this way ask and hope you will do whatever you can to have the requests of the Marshal to you carried our Immediately and that you will Inform us of what ever action may be taken at the earliest Possible moment

yous Respecfy C. C. Bell Joshua Abney David Oglesby John Durbin M. L. Thomas Jeptha Tipton Henry C Thomas Asst Assessor 11th Div 2nd District of Ky

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Wm C Barker A D Campbell Wm Morris James Smyth Stephen M Jones Tobias, E. Smyth George Smyth Robert, Reynolds E Hansen Marton M Price J, B, Hinds Meredith, King Wm L tipton D. C Adams D, B, Scholl D, B, Rawlins R W. Smith Wm. J. Ashcraft Thomas Sewell Jonthan T Tristan Jno, H, Hinds

Article 33. Former correspondents has been forward to Genl Hammond com