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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-0001-004-0454 BR9-214 to BR9-215

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1864-01-03 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Louisville DecJany 3rd 1864 To His Exclency Thomas E Bramlette Govenor of the Commonwealth of Ky

Your petitioner would respefully state that at the last October Term of the Jefferson Circuit Court, her son Wm Krepp (a german by birth) was convicted on an indictment for larceny. It was proved on trial by one John Cross that he Cross missed 3 lbs of thread such as sadlers use and some tools used in said sadlers trade the value of said articels were proven to be worth more than 4 4,00

It was futher proved by Jas Shanks Esq an Policeman that articels like those of described by Cross as his were found in the house of accused Krepp One John Kelley was discharged arrested but by the court discharged upun the same charge. The defendant proved on trial that an exlent character for honesty. and good behavior as good as could be done by any man. Upun the facts in the case the Jurry convicted Wm Krepp to one year in the state prison

Your petitioner would futher respecfully state that she is a widow and that

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Wm Krepp is her only child her only son and upun his labor she has beeen supported. That her said son is her only support as she has no property or income, and that she is old and infirm, and without any relations in this country upun whom she can depend.

Wherefore as her son proved a most exlent character and the fact that one Kelley was also charged with the afforesaid felony and discharged, and that her said son is the only support of a widowed mother she prays your Excelency will repreave her unfortunate son

We the Undersigned recemeond Wm Krepp to executive clemency, and this the petition of Mrs Krepp --

Harry Stricky. Clk. Lou. city Court --

Byron Bacon Robert A Hamilton D H Cochrell g g Allnutt Jos Clement J.P. Phil Tomppert Jr Clerk, Louisville City Court, C. M. Summers local Reporter Democrat Wm Balmer John Hart Wm Paddor Martin Loboldis Ferdinand Coop Gustav Laun Wm. Schafer J, A, Klein Minister of the Gospel J. F. Hiebach O. Hiebach. N Teschwenger T. Winckler T Hartmann H C Frank M. Frech R. Hogle Jacob Heulleuf. George Körtner John Jakob Kern. W. G. Baird E. S. Craig J. H, Price Brent, Hopkins Deputy Clerk Jefferson County Ct.

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Jefferson Cir Ct vs Wm Krepp

Refused