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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-0001-004-1280 BR11-467 to BR11-468

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To his Excellency Gov Bramlette of Kentucky

We the undersigned residents of the County of Macomb and the State of Michigan, having been informed that one Truman Hartwell of this County is now confined in the Frankfort Penitentiary Kentucky. for an offense committed against the laws of the said state, and believing from information received that said Hartwell, committed said offence, if he did so, while under the influence of liquor and knowing as we do that said Truman Hartwell, while a resident of this county was an honest industrious Young man, worthy of our sympathies, hereby humbly petition your Excellency to pardon him, out of said confinement. and allow him to return to his regiment or home,

Your petitioners verily believe that by so doing, Your Excelency, do an act of charity and even justice to the young man, and that you would merit the gratitude of his many friends here and the Esteem of your Petitioners

Respectfully we subscribe

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ourselves your humble Servts Dated October 14 AD 1864

Jas B Eldridge A C Hookton capt. comD 8th Mich cav John G Leonard Max Sherwood Otis Wing Jacob, D, Leaman J A Crawford John Woodard Daniel, McGregor Y, P. Danby L, Crawford Jacob Gefurgey Jesse Goodsell John W. Olivar John Defurgg Jefurgey Bliggs Jacob M Blass Andrew- Fries- Jr David Draper George Hall Benajah Hayward Parley Howard C, L, Cole G M Perry Charles H Jones James Jones A N Jones C. Myckof

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Warren; Tubbs Charles. L. Tubbs Bartin Botes X Hiram Bates X George Seaman J W O Lutes A C Clark S A Miller Jas Lee John Dewbarry John Lutes G W Hall Dennis Lufusgey Augustus Walker George rollister John Moorhouse Silas N Hartwell, William Preston