<title type="main">J. R. Strange to Thomas E. Bramlette Edition created from new transcripts of this manuscript. Initial upload of this work's facsimile images and metadata to FromThePage for editing Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Administrator of the CWGK Migration transcription project on FromThePage Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections made 2 edits between June 21, 2025 and June 21, 2025. Dynamic TEI export from FromThePage (version 22.10)

This image and transcription is publicly accessible. The image appears courtesy of the repository named in the Source Description. The transcription and annotation were undertaken by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. If referencing this document title, accession number, and permanent URL.

 November 12, 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-0001-004-1875 BR13-445

Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky 1865-05-26 Correspondence English 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.
1

Greenville, Ky May 26th 1865 Hon. H. D. McHenry Frankfort Ky Dear Sir:

We have prepared a petition to-day to Govr Bramlette, asking him to remit a forfeiture entered against the Bail of one Tho's Howard. Howard was taken out by Carrol L. McCown of So. Carrolton Ky. with the intention of puting him in the Army as a substitute, he was refused, and made his escape from McCown, who had in consequence of this fact, to procure another substitute for himself at a Cost of about $85000 Mr McCown is poor, is an honest Mechanic, has to make his living by hard labour; to pay all this will well nigh ruin him. I got up the petition, not as a lawyer, working for a fee, but as a friend of Mr McCown, who is worthy of the friendship of any one; And I beg you, as a friend of mine, to use your utmost influence with Governer Bramlette to secure his release from this bond, and

2

also that of the others connected with him. Now I am in earnest about this matter. Please do your best for him.

Ask John R. Thomas Esqr. for me to use his influence in this matter

Sincerely J. R. Strange.

P. S. A goodly number of us will be at the Convention at Calhoun. Our people prefer you, and are exceedingly anxious for you to make the race

Truly J. R. Strange.

N. B. Howards offence was that of taking about $750 worth of clothing