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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-0001-004-1759 BR13-270 to BR13-270A

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To his Excellency Thomas E. Bramlet Governer of Kentucky

Your petitioners state they are citizens in part of Barren and Monroe Counties in said state, And are well acquainted with Lemuel L Jones of Baren County, and have known him from his birth almost, that he is now about 20 years of age, and has been raised in our midst We are informed that a few days ^ago^ he stole from a merchant a pair of shoes, said merchant resides in this county. that when arrested and brought before a Court of Inquiry he admitted he had taken said shoes, we were never so astonished in our lives, for we can say that his character all his life has been that of a peacable industrious and honest boy. his Father Moses P. Jones is as honest and as reputable a man as lives, he is now and always has been an unflinching Union man, two of his sons, brothers of Lemuel have served a tour in the federal army and been honerably discharged, For the sake of this unfortunate boy, his parents and indeed our Community we most respectfully and earnestly ask you to pardon said offence, for we believe that Lemuel is truly penitent and will never act in such away again. May 31st 1865

William O Burgess Harvy. L. Johnson

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William Gillen Robert Gillen Sparel E. Birges Berry Johnson J. W. Smith E E Smith A Burgess S. J Smith A. D. Burgess G. P. Bush U Cary M. P. Britt William Fanbush Eli H. Tracy R. W. Bell E Mitchell W O Francis James. R. Berry Milke Boman F. Chambers G T Wheeler H WHarper S P Chambers John Hawley J. H Jones J R Bailey John W Burgess G R Smith A C Burges James p kinslow James W Burgess J. N. Lyon S A Scott G W Scott Sires Jones G lines W H Jones Alex, Gilles S. G. Chambers J. T. Bailey Ben Neigbors J H Nabors J. G. Neighbors W. J. Neighbors R C Atkinson William colens J T gilles a H bailey Marschel neighbors William W Bell H J wallas J. N. Matthews T S Whaley Stephen Waller

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Baly P Misell C W. Jones Elezar Jones James J Duncan Jesse N Smith Jacob Smith John W Bullock J. P. B. C Thos J Bullock John Hide J D Smith D. A Waller Z. A. Duncan James Brannan William Jones George fortune Gran Webb John M Jones H. C. Jones C. W. Jones W E Bailey W H Flowers H M Flowers W P Flowers John C Wells J C Wells R P Wilborn E Waler J M Moss William Collins George Whillock Vernen B Wheller Alanzon T Kislow John Waller J M Brown B S Jones D. R. Francis William C Jones G. W. Jones

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Citizens Petition Governor Ky

Mr. Page assistant secretary, if Govenor Bramlett grants a pardon in this case send it to me and I will send your fee of $2.00

W. F. Evans June 3d 1865