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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-0001-004-0447 BR9-203 to BR9-204

Dixon, Webster County, Kentucky Dixon, Webster County, Kentucky 1864-01-30 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 "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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Dixon Ky Jany 30th/ 64 To his Excelency Thomas E Bramlet Govenor of Kentucky

We the under signed Jurors who were empanelled at the September Term of the Webster Circuit Court for 1863 to try Elijah Hayden upon an indictment which charged said Hayden of fellony would respectfully Represent to your Honor that said charge was only sustained by the confession of the accused and that we are satisfied and believe that under ordinary Circumstances the accused would never have commited any fellony or have been guilty of any crime and that what he done was more for the sake of self preservation than for gain or peculation

Where fore We in connection with with the Judge who tried the cause and those who gave the information would respectfully ask of your excelency that that the said Elijah Hayden be granted a reprieve and that your Honor will pardon the accused and

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that he be permitted to return to his family where fore we will ever pray

James M Rice Jesuh Rice J C Baker Samuel W. Cavanah Alfard ^his x mark^ Williams Alexander Cates W. R. Staples Isaac Baker Anderson Boster A.. Cannal Lemmel Overly Squiers Mooney S U Woodson James R Johnson E D McBride J,H,C Jurors

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Webster Cir Ct vs Elijah Hayden Felony

Issue pardon Tho E Bramlette

Pardoned 23rd February 1864