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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-0001-004-1755 BR13-264 to BR13-265

Falmouth, Pendleton County, Kentucky Falmouth, Pendleton County, Kentucky 1865-04-28 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Falmouth Aprill the 28th /65 To the Govener of Kentucky Dear Govoner

I take the Liberty of riteing you a few lines to inform you of my sad condition Dear govoner Last summer when John Morgan came Into Kentucky there was several of our Neighbours went to join him at Cynthiana they they got dispursed there and several of them returned home there was one company of the 12th ohio Cavalery at Falmouth it being an old soldier they took me as a guide to hunt Thoes rebles up they found one of them at Callensville hid in his Fathers house He Denied being the one of them i told Him not to Lie and he swore by his god That he was one of them we took him To Callensville and i gave him up To the Leiutennant We started for Falmouth about one mile of at this side of Callensville one of the Soldiers shot him the Soldier said his gun went off axedentely Wheather or knot i Do not know We took him to the House of W. A. Brann Where he Died Dear Govener some person has me Indited and Cast me into Jail here to remain for 6 months Dear govoner its the predgice of some ennemy Dear Govenner i left my Wife and 3 Dear

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Children and and went and fought The rebles untill they Shot me through The Boddy and and through the tigh Dear Govoner i call on you for mercy to Delebrate me from this Dreadful State its hart Broken to see my 3 Dear Little children crying at the jail Door Say Father can you not come home

Dear Govenor if you wants me to send you a peticion sineed by all of the respectfull union men of this County i shall send it as soon as Posseble Dear Govoner answer thees Few lines if you please as quick as convenient no more at presant but remain your umble servant

untill Death John Tatten

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Pendleton Cir Ct vs John Tatten Pardoned 18th May 1865

Rebel malignity shall not be permitted to pursue loyal men farther, than if I can prevent it. this man is pardoned for the offence charged against him

Thos E Bramlette