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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-0001-004-1415 BR12-204 to BR12-205

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To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Govener of the Commonweth of Kentucky.

Your Petitiones Citizens of Allen County Kentucky Beg leeve to represent to your Excellency That Thomas J. Cockrill Robinson Brown & Thomas Fisher citizens of Allen County Kentucky went the surity or bail of one John C. Wray who was under arrest charged with Treesan, to answer the charge in the Circuit Court. They State that since that time Judgement had been rendered upon bail bond in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars, the full amount of said bond which amount is they believe fully as much as they are now worth both real & personal They refer to the facts set forth in the petition of said Cockrill &c for the circumstances connected with the forfeiture of said the fact of his said Wrays death &c which they believe to be true They state that to require the said Parties to pay the full amount of said bond would entirely break them up and lieve their little families in neerly a starving condition and that in Equity Justice & good conscience they aught not be required to pay the same and that it is a case well worthy the Executive Clemency. They therefore prey that your Excellency remit that the portion of said bond by law belonging to the State of Kentucky as they believes Justice & Mercy from the

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from the circumstances in this case demand it for which they will ever pray &c.

Subscribers names D. D. Brown J. E. Brown W, C, Brown Edward Bradley Charles J. Bradley Francis Cooper Allen page Jos. fifer cole William M Alexander E J Johnston B. C. Johnston C Z. C. Alexander Wm. C. Bond B D alexander William C Cole A. Cole H. Cole B. P Meador cyrus Pitchford Joel F. Pitchford J K P Marion William Simmons B C House M D Tracy T J Brown R U Brown Amos Cook James Cook William McReynolds Subscribers names C W, Hatler J, W, Morgan W, M, Lee D E Brown David Stewart R N Stewart Isaac F Lee Daniel Pitchford George Cliburn T, J, Carpenter Joseph M,, Cliburn William C Cliburn C,,C,, Sikes Thos, R, Dixon M Francis Matthew Johnson Joseph Tracy John Shaw Sion Cook R N Howel R M Moore James James Howel J P White Alvin Mahana P, T, Stinson James Bush Augustis Siddons John H Johnson F. M. Binson

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Subscribers names W, R, Downing W H Alanith W. G. Ellis B Downing Jr Josiah. T. Hagan J J Calvert B,, W,, Stone William M R Austin James Shockley J W Calvert M C Howard James A Shaw Thos C Johnson C, A, Massey H., H., Aristide Jefferson Celsor Benjamin Downing J R Leay J T Gillenwaters Thos Canuth J,, D,, West Wilis,, Shockly W,, C,, Bently John B Beneaser F.. M.. Conier J. T. Bandy J. M. A. Jones James Shaw William Johnson Jos Carter Johnathen White Nathan White Subscribers names John,, White D m Shaw James W Hudson m Shaw William Daniel King T. F. Franklin Wm Orr John Dyson W, D, Meador William Stinson W., T., Stinson W. H. Downing W A Austin jr G M Carver H C Bishop Saml, T, Hughes J,, S. Barlow D G Pain W W sockley J L Pully William J Fletcher Thomas S Fletchre William Stinson Jr James Ellis John, A, Dunn Wm, H, Hughes W A Austin N C Kuykendal W J Burren J,,F,, Meador D. D. Swindle J. H. Swindle

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Oliver Brown J T Carter J M Brooks John Brawner Wm H Brown Sen H W Brown H Brown W A Brown W. P. Wilburn H T Tracy A E Rhoads H Brown Wm H. Brown Jr J. W. Brown H. J. Brown William J Brown S. B. Brown C. H. Alexander L. R. Meador J. P. Pulliam T P Brown V D Brown F.. Gatewood Luther Porter Samuel Swearingen