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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-0001-004-1893 BR13-469 to BR13-470

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-05-18 Correspondence English 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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Louisville Ky May 18th. 1865 To His Excellency Gov Bramlette Dr Sir

The bearer Mrs Selvage is the sister of Ed Mitchell. who was sentenced to the penitentiary for two years, at the present term of our Court, I wish you to examine his case & if you possibly can, pardon him -- His previous good character has been proved by his superior officers, during three years service in our army, as that of a true soldier, and now an aged Mother & this only sister pray for your excellency's clemency in his behalf --

Very Respectfully

J. N. Collins one of the Juriers