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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-0001-004-1929 BR14-46 to BR14-47

Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky 1865-05-26 Petition English 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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Horse Cave Ky May 26th 1865 To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette, Governor State of Kentucky

Your petitioners would respectfully represent unto your Excellency; that at the August Term 1864 of the Barren Circuit Court, one Patrick Robinson, a priv of Co H. 11th Regt Ky vols Infty. was sentenced to the Penitentiary of the state for the term of four Years, on the charge of shooting with intent to kill one W S. Painter a citizen of Barren County Ky,

The facts in relation thereto as near as Your petitioners are able to state them are as follows Said Patrick Robinson, was a deserter from the Rebel army, He returned home to Barren County from Said rebel army, when said W S Pointer, being a rebel, tried to have Robinson arrested and carried back to the rebel army, and thereupon a dificulty ensued between the parties,

In the mean time Robinson joined the 11th Ky cavalry, Federal -- and Served as a good and faithful soldier for a term of eighteen (18) months, when he came home on a furlough, when the old difficulty was resumed, when the shooting and wounding occurd on account of which Said Robinson was

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convicted and sentenced as aforesaid -- Now we your petitioners would respectfully represent, That if said Robinson were guilty of said crime -- He was driven to it by the most aggravating circumstances, an effort being made to force him back into the rebel service, -- from which he had deserted and out of the Federal service. into which he had gone immediately upon his return home -- and in which he faithfully served as a good soldier up to the time of his arrest by the civil authorities, that he was tried in a county where a very strong, and almost overwhelming rebel element prevails -- and all the circumstances of this case being considered we would beg leave to recommend hism to your Executive clemency and ask that if consistent with the facts herein justify the same. he be pardoned -- and allowed to return home to assist in the support of his aged & destitute parents and as in duty bound will ever pray &c

Signed G W Taylor x 2nd Lieut commanding co H 11th Regt Ky cav. R L Smith from same Co W J Burd, J E Taylor J S Vilezet Patrick Rush W H Smith Jno W Woodword J W Perkins John Smith Philemon B Waters Isaac Caldwell

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ThosW. M Mustain E H. Smith J M. Owen W L Ginstead Thos J Palmer F J Taylor- late asst surg 13th Ky James Paget O D Calhoon W Gibson J B Morris Nathaniel Crane T. Lawson Geo S Keller John Roark Terry McMannis Jas Licsney Patrick Ryan John Gaugan John Regan Michael Handley Michael Keckey John Murphy Michael Loohey William Landers David Gallowy Hugh Galgar Charles T Maloan Albert Page Miles McGrail Wm Ritter, late 1st Luit asst A Q M 21st Ky G R Owen Duncan McFarlan William Bernan W S Epperson John Myers J H Martin T H Smith James Hasset John Hasset J R Buckley J C Reems N W Etherton John Gunter William Dowel James McGilligan Martin Malley Michael Heerfrum Cornelias Callihan Patrick Kemp J C Sattray Timothy Donohue R T Hogan M E Gilmore W M Blempton Thos J Ingraham N W Redman --

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Green. M. C. Self Late Lieut 9th Ky Cav M. Ellinger D. S. Fourshee Sylvanus Wilson Hospt Stwd 33 Ky John W Tharp Costable of Hart Co Ky Jas. W. Bryan. S. C. Lafferty Robert. Moore Late Scout U S T -- G. H. Gardner W B Craddock W. B. Craddock John Gallavan Thos Gallavan Patrick Gallavan Henry schipers Martin Kennedy Philip Kerigan Michel McGraw Morris Casey Thomas Morrissey Thomas Hennessy Pat Ryan Lauranes Kelley Denis Kenedy Michael Sheehan Thos Loftes Laurenes Hamilton

Barren Ct Ct vs P. Robinson