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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-0001-004-1898 BR14-6

Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky 1865-05-13 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.
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Grayson Ky May 13th 1865 E F Dulin & W C. Ireland Esqrs Dear Jents

The barer James Skeans ^who^ will present this Letter to you in Frankfort Ky. who is the Father of an unfortunate son who is now in the penatentiary at Frankfort with a Large petition asking the Govenor to reprieve him he the young man is a boy from our neighbourhood and I have known him from his Infancy up to the time he went into the army which was in the year of 1861. and up to that time he was a correct industrious young man and I never heard him charged with any thing wrong before this charge the petitioners are asking for the clemency of the Governor, Now both of you if you please use your influance with the Governor to have poor young Skeans released from the penatentiary and by so doing you will be doing a great favor to those that are acquainted with the young man as he has many Friends and mourn on account of his downfall and great suffering at this time; I am truly Sorry that I am not acquainted with Gov Bramlett, but knowing that you are I ask you

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both of you to see the Governor personally for me, and by so doing you will Confer a Lasting favor on the mirciful,

Yours with due regards &c E P Davis

E F Dulin & W. C. Ireland Frankfort Ky.