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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-0001-004-1282 BR11-470 to BR11-471

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To the Honourable Thos, E, Bramlette Esq Governor of Ky

Your Petitioner Kate Allen would respectfully represent to your Honour that at the sept Term of the Kenton Circuit Court at covington Ky she was sentenced to the Penitentiary of this state for two years, She Says she was convicted for stealing a gold Watch from one John Younger of the said city of Covington Ky, She says that She took his watch from his pocket while she was drunk and had no thought of keeping it that the first man she met with of her acquaintances she told him she had John Youngers watch, that before she had time to return it next morning she was arrested and taken to jail and for this act she was Sentenced as above stated she says she had no intention of appropriating the said watch to her own use but intended to hand it back next morning but was arrested that night and put in jail and the watch was taken from her before she had time or opportunity to return it wherefor she prays to be Released from said Sentance by your Honour and your Petitioner will ever pray &C

Kate Allen

we the undersigned served on the jury and say that the statement made by her are according to the Evidence before us substantially true. wherefore we join in her petition for ^her^ release from said sentance.

Speer Fergusne John Hambrick R Marky Ennis Thomas Henry Overman Jacob Kyle John Murphy John Davies

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I was acting as atty for the commonwealth when Kate Allen was tried & in view of the fact that she was intoxicated when she took the watch, and has two small children dependant upon her for support, I concur in the recommending her to the clemency of the Executive

J G Carlisle

I heard the evidence in the above case & felt satisfied that the woman did not take the watch with any intention of appropriating it to her own use, Almost as soon as she got it she showed it to people on the street saying look here I have got John Youngers watch, and spoke of it all the while as John Younger's watch and not as her own, She was intoxicated & did not understand what she was about.

H. Myers,

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Covington Ky Oct 12th 1864 Gov Bramlette Dear Sir

The foregoing Petition of Kate allen has been subscribed by all the Jury Except four and I could not see them all as they had dispersed you will please see the statement, of J.G. Carlisle the prosecuting Atty and H Myers who was also assisting as prosecuting Atty at our Sept Term I hope you will relieve poor Kate Allen and Direct your answer to me Immediately or she will be sent to the penitentiary soon say by next Monday Your early attention will much oblige

your Humble Servant S. C. Perrin Atty at Law Covington Ky