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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-0001-004-2032 BR14-198 to BR14-199

Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky 1865-06-20 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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Paris Ky June 20th 1865 His Excel Gov. Bramlett D Sir

Two young men John Scott, & Joseph Chrisman, raised in the County of Jessamine and belongin to two of the most respectable familys in the County are indicted in the County of Jessamine for Mule stealing, I have known boath of them from ther infancy, thay are mear boys, and I have now no doubt that at the time the offence was commited thay ware boath under

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the influence of liquor and induced to commit the act, by artfull and disorderly men, and made dupes off

Thay have boath sustained good caracters upto this occurance, and now much regrett their folly, I believe if thay are pardoned, thay will reform their lives and make good and usefull citizens.

I therefore make and aske your Ecelencey to pardon ther offence and restore them to their distinguished families, I believe it will be approved by all that know the facts, Yours truly

G. P. Shanklin