<title type="main">A. J. Orange et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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November 12, 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-0001-004-1279 BR11-466

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To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette Governer of Kentucky

We the undersigned citizens of Butler county, for years the neighbers and acquaintances of Jas L. Chapman Would respectfully represent that said Chapman was at the last March Term of the Union Circuit Court convicted of horsestealing & Sentenced to the penitentiary for Five years

We futher represent that said Chapman has a wife and three Small children who are left wholly hepless & homeless with no means of Support. That they are Suffering much on account of this confinement of said Chapman and must continue to suffer We further represent that said Chapman is a fit and suitable Subject for the interposition of Executive Clemency and We earnestly invoke the Same in his behalf and pray that you will pardon him and restore him once more to his family for his sake and for their sake hoping and believing that he will henceforth conduct himself as a good citizen if indeed he ever has done otherwise

Oct 3rd 1864

Signers Names A J orange 1 Signers Names

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Names Virgel grimes 2 James. W. oliver 3 Benedict Mathis 4 H G Prigg 5 John Mcgantell 6 John J. Washer 8 J. Woods 9 William Turner 10 Stephen Turner 11 eacy Martin 12 J, C, Calvert 13 C. C: Cohrons 14 L Allison 15 G W Colmon 16 spencer masher 17 Joseph garange 18 John D Colmon 19 William D Colmon 20 James Sims 21 asbh suter 22 J. Bailey 23 H L taban 24 Garrett Graham 25 W. B. Davis 26 Thos Martin 27 B J Orange 28 James D fortune 29 John W Bailey 30 Samuel Bailey 31 W T Walton 32 Benjamin gill 33 Names Leander Mc Cown 34 L Mc Cown 35 J. P. Ferguson 36 Jacob J belcher 37 rich greenan belcher 38 J A. orange 39 S. B. orange 40 Henry Cohwen 41 W R kitchens 42 Henry. H. Coley 43 J. A. Paschal 44 Francis Manners 45 gildaroy, T, Coley 46 William. H. Coley 47 Isack, D, Haley 48 Louis, C, Heflin 49 Sewel. L. Heflin 50 P L Willson 52 John Tigert 53 T. H. Coley 54 J W Alien 55 W M White 56 J M Lucky 57 H. C. Jones 58 G H orange 59 W. P. Garaway 60 John,, H,a Coley