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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-0001-004-1022 BR[11]-79 to BR[11]-80

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To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Gov of Kentucky

Your petitioner respectfully represents that he was a Captain in the 15th Regt Ky Vol infantry -- that he was detached to Execute a written order here presented marked 1 and made part hereof -- that for Executing said order he is indicted in the spencer Circuit Court as will be seen by the Indictment herewith presented Marked 2 -- Now your petitioner represents that he is poor and unable to fee lawyers -- and moreover it is mortefeying to him to be arragned and tryed for the penitentiary -- He most respectfully asks your Exellency to grant him a pardon that he may plead the same against sd Indictment upon the calling of the cause -- which will be on the 9th of april -- as ever duty bound will ever pray &C

Elisha Heddon