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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-0001-004-0788 BR10-217 and BR10-217A

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To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlett Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioners citizens of McCracken County Respectfully represent to your Excellency -- that one Freeling now in state penetentiary was sent there from McCracken County upon charges of making an assault upon a woman with intent to committ a rape. We do not believe he had any such intention -- she was seen to kiss him before the offence complained of. We think his a hard case -- he has served some three or four years already -- and we believe he is a proper subject for the exercise of Executive Clemency -- which we respectfully ask on his behalf and as matter of justice to one whom we believe was improperly convicted.

Respectfully D. D. Husbands

H. M. Redd R. T. Boon E R Bradshaw G, F, Kelly C Barkman J H Gandrum B. H. Milliken Wm W. Herndon John P Hart

Gov Bramlette -- I defended Mr Freeling on the above charge and I candidly beleive he was convicted mor through excitement, than from evidence, and I would be gratified to have him pardoned.

John Q. A. King T J Birchett W. H. Thompson J. A. N. Hobbs J K W L Sullivan J. J. McIntosh W, J, Agnew J. W. Ogilvie G W Ratcliffe J. W. Cole L S Garrett G. Y. Barnes William. C. Start

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Josiah Harris Jr W A Peters G. W. Thompson B H Shanklin A Loveless Dee Hankshoe T J Atkins A A Jones Wm Sockwood Albert H Noble L Schnoeder Sam Williamson James D. Moss N D C Johnson Sargeant Moss Francis M Skaggs Wm Williams W M Saillors Benet Wilkamp M Edw Wharton M. M Pierce J B Walker G. W. Kirke John Merideth James Venner W. T. Phillips Wm Merit T. W. Clark James Clark D. M. Clark F. G. Gilbert L. S Ellithorp U F Ellithorp T. J. Mchall Daniel Marshall J W Allen B W Petty W E Anvis J O Mortimer Cap. A Martin John. A, Miller W. V. Hicks J C Miller J. G. Fisher S Leonard J. S. Smedly E. M. Birchett J. W. Cooksey L. Wray M. Ochschlager W. W. Straud J. W. Harrison Wilson Thompson W. L. H. Ross

I Sertify to what J Q A King has said as I was presant at the cort that he was tried in T. J. Birchett R. P.

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McCracken Cir Ct vs W. Freeling

Issue Pardon Tho E. Bramlette

26th Apl/64