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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-0001-004-2070 BR14-262

Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky 1865-10-14 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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Maysville Kentucky Oct 14" 1865 His Excellency Thomas E Bramlet. Governer of Kentucky Dr Sir

I would not address you this -- letter -- but fearing that the press of public business & calls of public duty, have caused you to overlook a petition, signed by a great many of the most respectable citizens of Maysville in behalf of a poor-ignorant Irish man -- I therefore address to call your attention to the matter -- if hapily it has escaped your attention It is the petition of PatrickNyland of this place or rather in his behalf. the petition of

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of many citizens of Maysville well & personally known to yourself -- The petition was forwarded to you at Frankfort, some time in the early part of August last -- but no response has been received by Clerk of Mason Circuit Court -- Your early attention to the matter, will much oblige the many petitioners whose names are therto signed, as well as your very humble fellow citizen &c

J. K. Sumrall Atty at Law Maysville Ky