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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-0001-004-1919 BR14-36 to BR14-36B

Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky 1865-05-17 Petition English Version 1 of page "5": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "5": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Lawrenceburg Ky May 17th 1865 To the Hon Tho. E. Bramlette Govener of the State of Ky

Your petitioners respectfully sheweth that Lemuel Hammond at the present term of the Anderson County Circuit court was found guility of Malicious shooting at and wounding of one Thos Price and his penalty for said crime fixed by the Jury at confinement in the state Penatentiary for a thetime period of one year We would respectfully represent that said Hammond is an old man having a wife and large family dependent on him for support. that in an unguarded moment he committed the offense for which he was found guilty that he is not a hardened criminal, steeped in crime & iniquity, but, before this unfortunate occurance ^he^ was held in high esteem by the citizens of this county, having been elected many times to the position of Jailor and holding said position at the present time. We would earnestly reccommend him to executive clemency and pray you to pardon him of said charge & conviction --

W. H. Witherspoon W M Searcy James Saffell Wm Soffell

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Capt T D Brown Lieut W. S. Moore Lt John Searcy James S. Petty George S Shouse A B Grubbs G. W. Coghill Luke Fain F. J. Moore Thomas. H. Johnson Josh L Flaherty Peter Albert W B Searcy John M Brown Lucian Burgam Richard Boguess Moses. A. Blakeman George S. Blakeman A. F Blakeman John W Colwell William. E. Cook Thomas. J. Cook John H Franklin H. Gilman John T Gillis T C Holmes E S Flock Daniel Holmes Melvin Johnson Beng. T. Lankford W C Creelfield Henry B. Gilman S H Hickman P J. A. C C Capt William Milburn H C Mosely Emit R Mullins Richard Shouse James Moore James H. Proctor Micaja Peyton Joseph Parish Sanford Proctor John Whayne Simeon S. Williams Thomes Dunaway John Tankofsky Joseph McClellan Isaac, Y, West William Harrison Wm Hoag Amos Ivey Fredrick Silwold Robert. C. Beadles Robert E Parker Williamson Moffett L g Perry Jacob Jordan Isaac M. Temple Cornelias Wilson Riley Murphy Thomas Hendrix Henry Thompson Lewis.. M.. Wilson Benjamin F. Wash James. T. Brooks. James. D. Richey.

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Mort Walker W. T. Hutton Bull Searcy J. F. Witherspoon M. Searcy R A Dawson John F Wills J S Boswell W W Lyon James Riley Jas. A. Mcguire J. E. Collins P. H. Hickman Jr arthur Skelton I. B. Bush J. B. Parker Jas M Searcy G W. Catlett B. W. Ash William Walby Jackson M Rose William Fregin J. W. Misner allen Wash Jr. J. F. Johnson Tho. H. Hanks atty. S Walker Darius Hackley M G Crossfield C. C. Lillard A. Portwood V. F. Kington John. M. Walker Monroe Walker R I McQuidley T. M. Griffey J Witherspoon W G Mountjoy Thomas Montgomery Jno. W. Warren Jno H. M. Brayer, R H Crossfield John Bond O. H. Witherspoon Jas G Morrow R. M. Kircheval J H Hickman Presiding Judge ^A C^ W H Shipman G W Matthews clk a c c M R Taylor

The above Citizens of anderson County are well known to me as good respectable and reliable men, and the following soldiers are also known to me. as Residents of anderson County. who are also reliable and

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Anderson Cir Ct Commonwealth vs } Petition L Hammond

Pardoned 18th May 1865

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Remit