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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-0001-004-0825 BR10-273

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1864-05-20 Legal/Financial 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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To all whom it may concern I certify that the name Jno W Shaver as found in a petition of the citizens of Gallatin County Ky. to his Excellency Gov. Thos E Bramlette for the pardon of Jno W. Shaver centenced to the confinement in the State Pentitentiary for a term of two years by the Gallatin Circuit Court March Term 1864. charged with the crime of manslaughter, is from my examination of the "Register of Prisoners in the Penitentiary of Ky." for the same person as the name "Jno N Shafer" as found in said Register of Prisoners and the certificate of E. Whitesides filed herewith

D. G. Venable Frankfort Ky May 20" 1864

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Gallatin Cir Ct vs John N Shafer Pardoned 18th May/64