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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-0001-004-1548 BR12-396

Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky 1865-03-05 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Williams-burg March 5th 1865 -- Hom, James R, Page assistant secretary of state

Enclosed you will receive my petition to his excellency I want help and I will remember the favour in gratitude while memory remains to me those who assist me please present my petition to his excillency & procure a pardon for me and Ann Sheally if it can be done

Yours truly William Patrick

Your Petitioner Encloses two Dollars which he understands are necessary for the payment of fees & stamp on petition he has no stamps,

William Patrick

Hon James R, Page,

William Patrick is a first rate clever man and by being intoxicated he has been led in to this dificulty his wife is clever they are honest industrious people and I should like exceedingly to see this fault of Williams hid and an investigation of it would do more injury than good to the community William Patrick is most esteemed in this county very popular in deed send your answer to George W. Lyttle

Williams-burg Whitley County Kentucky

I am truly your friend D, Y, Lyttle

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Refused