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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-0001-004-2042 BR14-217 to BR14-218

Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky 1865-09-05 Correspondence English 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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Flemingsburg Sept 5th 1865 Lieut Gov Jacobs, Dear Sir,

At the request of Lieut Col Patton who is now confined in the Fleming County jail upon a charge of horse Stealing, we address this note to you

He has been indicted in the Fleming Circuit Court, in five Several charges, all for the same offence, From all we have been able to learn in regard to his case, we are satisfied that he had no Criminal intention in taking the horses. He evidently believed that, as a confederate Soldier Acting under the orders of his superior officers in Coming to Kentucky. to recruit his Battalion, gather up Straglers, and stop the Geurilla System, which had proved so ruinous to Many of our Citizens he had a right, by the rules of war, to seize horses, & Mount his Men, as well as himself if necessary, We do not, believe that Patton appropriated one horse to his individual benefit, but those which were seized by him or his orders were for the use of the Confederate Army, -- We think

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he should be turned over to the Military Authorities, and placed upon the same footing as other prisoners of War -- From the tenor of a letter written to him by Mr McKeenans of Hillsboro, whose Unionism is undisputed you will percieve, in that one instance at least, he was of service to the people of this locality in preventing depredations being made upon them by Evans men who were notorious Guerillas,

We see every day, men passing through our streets and country -- who have been guilty of similar offences, to those charged against Patton, Yet, they are unmolested

We see Northern Men in our Midst -- enticing our negoes to leave their Masters, issuing free passes to them, and in Many other ways demoralizing our negro population -- all of which is in direct violation of our laws. Yet we scarcely hear a whisper in Condemnation of these offendors from our people, but on the contrary many of them who are thirsting for Pattons conviction -- by their acts approve the deed, From all that he has stated to us -- we believe you can be of service to him -- There is a great deal of undue prejudice against him in this County

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resulting, as we are satisfied from the bad Conduct of others -- Our County during the war was very much annoyed by Guerillas -- A great many robberies were committed by them, and other outrages were Committed. From the best information these outrages were mostly Committed by men disconnected with both armies, and who were plundering for their own personal benefit -- The prejudice against them, has very naturally extended to Patton -- who unfortunately, ^for himself^ was a little late in going out of Kentucky after the surrender of Lees forces -- While we are not the apologists of Col Patton, we think his care should not be made an exceptional one -- Especially as the war has now Closed, and ^sentiments of^ peace and good will are being rekindled in the hearts of our people -- We are Counsel for Col Patton & we therefore address this note to you at his request we are

With much respect Your obt Servts D K Weis John Alexander

The indictments against him are the Comwlth vs Oliver A Patton, and stand No 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5