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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-0001-004-2035 BR14-204 to BR14-205

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To his Excellency the Govenor of Kentucky

The undersigned would respectfully State and represent That J. W. Hutchinson was tried and found guilty of the crime of manslaughter at the October term of the Todd Circuit Court for 1863 and he has since that time been confined in the Penitentiary of the State under the judgment of the court, and that for several years previous to the time, that Hutchinson killed G. B. McGuir they were enimies and McGuir beat Hutchinson Several times previous to the time he killed him He was evidently afraid of McGuir but the jury view of the opinion that Hutchinson at the time killed McGuir under the law and ^evidence^ was not at that particular time justifiable in killing him under the circumstances we the Citizens of Todd County would respectfully ask his release.

names G. Terry H. G. Petree W. B. Reeves W H Roberts W. B. Hanyon J A Russell L R Irwin H Christian W. L. F. Slaughter

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Names Wm Hearn Ben T. Perkins W. T. Kennedy Warner Washington W H Neall R. M. Taylor S H Perkins S. K. Duncan J. H. Lowry T. McLean J. D. Christian J. A. McReynolds H. G. Boone W. Camp S K Grooms Wm P. Stephenson J. W. Lewis Sol Wolfe S. R. Standard S M Lowry V. Weathers J. N. Bass R. F. Christian Jas T. Clark S. Crabb H. G. Bibb B. O. McReynolds L B Hickman Names J. D. Russell S. W. Kennedy R S Scott Governor

I have Signed the foregoing petition. I was employ and Prosecuted the Man J W Hutchinson in the circuit Court, and Conversant with all the facts in the case and really think he ought to be relased -- That his punishment has been Sufficient for the crime --

J, H, Lowry

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Todd Cir Ct vs J. W. Hutchison Petition for Pardon Manslaughter Refused

Pardon 3d June 1865