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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-0001-004-1917 BR14-34

Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky 1865-05-10 Correspondence English 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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Stanford Ky May 10th 1865 Governor Bramlette,

I give you in explanation of the petition of Col Alexander, the following statement,

Myself & Col Alexander were in a drinking saloon, he was thoroughly intoxicated, wild with excitement, and almost frantic, had his pistol out in his hand, it was I now believe cocked at the time, friends came in & he invited them to drink, among others the deceased Come into the room Alexander in a friendly & free manner asked him to come up and drink which hedid they were talking, for a moment afterwards when I heard the report of a pistol and the deceased fell and died immediately

I am of the opinion that it is true that the shooting occured unintentionally upon the part of Alexander, at least I am sure that he did not know what he was doing he was so completely overcome with the effects of the spiritous liquors & excitement

C H Buster

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Wayne Co, Pardon F. N. Alexander

Pardon issued E L V 24th May 1865