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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-0001-004-1052 BR[11]-123

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1864-07-12 Petition English 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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we the undersigned citizens of Louisville Kentucky Know the characters of Dona Harris Mary Jane McCord & John Gavin witnesses for the commonwealth against John Welch charged with the murder of Mrs Allen Gavin.

We state that the two first named are the lowest order of Prostitutes & at the time of the Killing were denizens of an alley.

The Witness Gavin was also a resident of said alley, & in the same house with Dona Harris & Mary Jane McCord, & said House was a house of prostitution

Thomas. G. Slater J. H. Price Thomas. Antle Joel Sambourne

Subscribed and sworn to before me Phil Tomppert Jr Clerk of the City Court of Louisville by Thos G. Slater, J. H. Price and Thos Antle this 12th day of July 1864

attest Phil Tomppert Jr C C C L