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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-0001-004-0769 BR10-178 to BR10-179

Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky 1864-04-15 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 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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Glasgow Apl 15 1864 To His Excellency Tho E. Bramlette, Dear Sir,

Mrs Elizabeth Dunn visits Frankfort for the purpose of seeing her son, who is a convict in the penitentiary, & of appealing to you in his behalf. Wm Dunn, her son, is a private in the 34th Ky Infantry; & served for some time in it, but as I understand, he got drunk in Louisville, played cards, with a negro for a watch, & won it, & the negro refusing to give it up, he knocked him down & took it away from him, was indicted & tried in the Jefferson Circuit Court on a charge of robbery & convicted.

His mother is old, & resides here, though the family are refugees from Middle Tennessee, driven from home on account of this devotion to the Union. Wm Dunn served for about two years in some regiment not recollected by his mother, & then joined the 34th Ky. with his father, who is now 55 years old. I hope your Excellency

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will give his case some consideration & that you may find it consistent with your sense of duty to pardon him & restore him to his regiment. He can do his country more good fighting for it, then in the penitentiary, if the facts are as represented, I think he is already sufficiently punished.

I saw him when I was in Frankfort & he does not look to me like a bad man, & if you had time to see him yourself, I think he would impress you favorably. I know your time is very much employed, but hope you may spare enough to make happy the heart of this old lady, consistently with your views of official duty-

I need not state, that I have no personal knowledge of the facts of his case,

Very Respectfully Yours Truly Wm Sampson

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Jefferson Cir Ct vs

Issue Pardon specifically that it is upon condition that he immediately rejoins his Regiment and continues to serve his time faithfully therein. Tho E Bramlette

Wm Dunn

3 years Oct term/63 19th Apl/64

Enquire at the Penitentiary for the Term of his condition & the court