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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-0001-004-0696 BR10-67

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1864-04 Correspondence 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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Covington Ky April 1864 Hon. Thos. E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky: Dear Sir:

Accompanying you will find the Petition of G W Jones and W. H. Hays to be released from so much of a fine as the Law allows. The Commonwealths Attorney's statement follows the Petition. We thought this sufficient without further signatures to induce the exercise of Executive clemency in a case of great hardship. I knew the parties and their place of business (since given up by them) and certify to their chracter as good citizens and estimable men. The severity of the rule of evidence in such cases is almost unex

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ampled. I sincerely believe the case warrants the exercise of the Executive clemency.

Will you please address the undersigned.

Very Respectfully yours John P Harrison Box 303 Covington Ky.