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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-0001-004-1055 BR[11]-127 to BR[11]-128

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I. concur with Mr Reasor. Geo W. Johnston.

To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Govenor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner John Welch would respectfully state that he was tried at the may term of the Jefferson Circuit Court upon an Indictment for the murder of Allen Gavin. A verdict of guilty was rendered & he was sentenced to be hangedJuly 22d 1864.

The true facts of the killing are as follows, On the morning of the unfortunate killing Petitioner was at the house of deceased & was attacked by the husband of decd with an axe, & in shooting at the Husband unfortunately his wife was killed.

Your Excellency is respectfully refered to a certified copy of the evidence had on the trial & also a statement of the abandon character of the

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witnesses for the Commonwealth, your petitioner is a private Soldier, in the 130th Reg Ind Vol, enlisted in Dec 1863.

Your petitioner never intended any harm to decd & now feels an unestemable sorrow that the sad accident caused the death of Mrs Gavin.

Your Petitioner prays your Excellency to grant him a pardon

John ^his X mark^ Welch

We the undersigned citizens of Louisville Kentucky earnestly unite in the prayre of the Petitioner

W K Thomes H.C. Thomas Deputy Jailor Burton Forman Turn Key J. S. Cave police John Enlow Polceman Wm McGuire Policeman H C Russell Dep marsh J C Baird policeman W. B. Hardin. policeman, Geo Seaton Dept Marshal Joseph Swiney J B Ehrich, Clerk of Police W R Hyde city mar John M. Trayler Alexander Gilmore Police man Thos. Foreman Police, I M Shindler Police W., H. Boyle Do Ryan Do Thos Jeffrey Night Police Poliecman

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Phil Tomppert, Jr Clerk City Court Geo. Jonas City Interpreter Geo. Mullikin Assist Assessor E. K. Seely Jail Physician Nelson Stallings Policeman James C Gill, Coroner J. C. Ky Sanford Deering Policeman J. W Knight M.D. Charles McKinny Policeman Wm Cross Policeman C. W. Tiller Poleiceman ChS Hatzell Polieceman ThosGeraghty Policeman Wm. S. Cassell Policeman Jas C Shanks Polieceman Charles Glass Poleicman Henry Ryan Polieceman Thomas, G, Slater Policeman John L Marty Policeman R. Gilchreist Policeman John B Ewing Poleceman Jacob Young Policeman Joseph Harmon Policeman Jerry Antle Policeman J. A. Weatherford Policeman A Turner Police

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Thomas Antle Policeman. William N, Sinkhorn Policeman Hervey Seaton Polieceman M G Holmes Supt WrkHous A. W. R. HarrisCity Assessor K P. Thixton C. Tax, Col, W,D Oliver Lucas Clerk Board Aldermen. T. Jack Conn clk co.ct. Jeff cty J M Vaughn clk Coun Council Henry Wolford City Treasurer Wm McCarrell City Auditor A Y Johnson James L. Turner Policeman Amos Monroe Judge County Court H. C. Griffy Policeman Wm Owington Policeman John. G. Antle Policeman E, W Rutledge DS for W A Ronald Joel Lambourne Policeman

understanding that a majority of the Jury which tried the case have joined in a petition for the pardon, I, therefore, unite in the prayer in like manner.

Respectfully, Robt J. Elliott ass't city attorney

I see that seven nine of the Jurymen that tried the petitioner have asked for him -- pardon, Nearly all of those, who have signed the petition, are well known and are well acquainted with the circumstances, attending the killing, of Mrs Gavin, and are well acquainted with the witnesses for the prosecution, on the trial, and their statements are entitled to full credit and influence

Respectfully W G Reasor cty atto.