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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-0001-004-0486 BR9-271 to BR9-272

Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky 1864-01-27 Correspondence 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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Lancaster Kentucky Jany 27th 1864 To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Gov. of Kentucky Dear Gov

There was a forfeiture at the last term of the Garrard Circuit Court against Richard Lutrell for $500- I have been so frequently been consulted in this case by individuals in whom I have the utmost confidence that I am induced to ask your leniency on the subject. Mr. Lutrell at one time by industry and economy had accumulated a little property which is

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now all gone., He is said to be still honest and industrious but has his widowed sister and her orphan children to support which is about all he can do and with dificulty can do that, I have released two thirds of my own fee. And feel satisfied he ought to be relieved

If you prefer a petition in addition to this he will have no dificulty in obtaining one. Living in the country I have never seen him since the forfeiture or I would have required it myself

Yr friend M H Owsley Comlth's atty 6th District

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M. H. Owsley

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