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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-0001-004-1895 BR14-1-B

Carter County, Kentucky Carter County, Kentucky 1865-05-02 Petition English Version 1 of page "6": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "6": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "5": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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State of Kentucky Carter County To His excellency Thomas E Bramlet Governor --

The under signed petitioners citizens of Cartern County Ky. would respectfully represent to your excellency that whereas Thomas, H, Skeans a young man and a citizen of Said County, who enlisted in ^the^ army of the united States in the year of 1861. in the 20th Regt Ky vols under Capt C. J. True and Since Col of the 40 Regt Ky vols, Said Thomas. H. Skeans remained with the 20th Regt about three years, and then he reenlisted as a vetron Soldier for three years Longer, but some time in January or February last said skeans was stationed with his Regiment in the City of Louisville Ky. and by accident he became Intoxicated and got in bad company and committed a robery and was sent to the penitentiary for said offence Eight years as we are informed, Now Young Skeans has been raised in Carter County, and his parents now reside here and that he has always been an industrious youth and has not been Gilty of any wrong as ever has been known before this charge. we are satisfied that he would not have committed that wrong if he had not of been intoxicated with liquor. from his infancy he was an industrious youth and

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we are informed that he made a good and faithful Soldier and he having served so long in the army and this being the first offence he was ever charged ^with^ and being so young when he left his mother and Father and went into the war and has remained so long away from them. Now from all of the circumstances we petition your excellency to repreave said skeans and for your clemency we Shall ever pay. May 2cd 1865.

Richard. P. Hyrne Andrew ^his X mark^ Hood Win Nithercutt Stepehn Nethercutt Jonathan Davis Allen Duncan Philip B. Hord J M Vincent E S ^his X mark^ Mullins Jos M Plummer Jonson ^his X mark^ Harris B, F, Shepherd W R Shepherd R. S Strother J C Porter William Womack Willis Deal Briant Fannin John T. Shepherd Adrian Angtin D B Veers B. F. Crawford C N Lewis Wm. D. Jones William Simmons John Ratcliff James A Vincent John B Heanley Wm hagermand Haniferd ^x^ Eliss E ^x^ Hall Wm Payne Moses Neithercutt B F Barrett James Stewart Wm G Counts John N Hord T T Gilbert C S Counts J R Strother

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Marshal Duncan D J. B. Ward Allen Huffman Hiram Damron J. H. Hutchinson Edward Akers Brad Elise W R Farguson John Damron Ephriam Womack M McGuire Laurns w young And James John Canell Samuel gilbert Jesse Lwson Charles Stewart Daniel Hines Wm Hill John young S. Mgole Jas Clark James McGuire L. t. Whitton H Walmer Stephen McKinney D. Tyree John H Beerchett Hugh ^his X mark^ Kizer G. W. Vincent A J Lansdowne John. P. Stephens William M Didrichts James. N Barnes George W Strother Robert parsons John T Crawford J R Botts Benjamin Walk Horace P Riggs J F Lacey James DeBow Henry Thomas M. G Morris Benjm Burchet Aron Burten Moses, T, Womack Leonidas Hyrne Lane ^his X mark^ Collins John T Parnell Rus M Bowling Jacob Back John W king Andrew Ash John Reggs sr

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Thomas G Smith Wm Carter James, A, Womack Samuel McDavid John McDavid Isom Isom Henry Easterling W. G. Reasor City atto

I know nothing of young Skeans, or of the circumstances connected with the charge on which he was convicted, but from representations made in this Petition & letters in his fathers possession written by persons who know him I Join in the Petition for his Pardon.

Geo W. Johnston. Judge city court Louisville

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Louisville

Pardon issd E L V

Thos H Skeans 4th July 1865