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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-0001-004-1892 BR13-468

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To the Governor of Kentucky

I know Morton Scott who is indicted in the Jessamine Circuit Court for stealing mules. Young Scott is a gentleman of good standing until this unfortunate affair. He served in the army under your excellency. If any wrong have been done by him it was under the influence of bad men and not any result of wrong principle in him.

He is recently married & is now at work on a little farm in Indiana and though given at one time to the use of too much ardent spirits is now reformed as I learn I trust your excellency will pardon him before trial as I believe thereby public justice will not be hindered and yet a great good will be conferd on a respectable family and on a young man just entering in to life

R D Lusk

24 May 1865

From statements made to me I believe the above to be true, and very heartily concur in the petition for the pardon of Morton Scott

Joshua F Bell

4 May 1865

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Jessamine Morton, Scott

Pardoned 31st May/65