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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-0001-004-2082 BR14-281 to BR14-282

Boone Furnace, Carter County, Kentucky Boone Furnace, Carter County, Kentucky 1865-07-26 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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Boone Furnace Carter County Ky July 26" 1865 His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlett Govaner of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Sir

Last winter Wm L James and a man by the name of Shiens, where both convicted from Louisville and send to the State prison for same offence committed in Louisvile Louisville, both where members of Company C. 20th Ky V. I. and had again reenlisted in said Regt as Veterans Skiens was sometime ago released from Prison, But W. L. James is still confined, as his father on account of ill health, has not till now done anything in his behalf and is very poor but a man good Citizen of our County I would respectfully represent to your Excellency that the son deserving executive clemency for his services he has rendered in the Armey, and on account of his father & Mother who are old and

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greatley afflicted in consequence would ask you respectfull that said James be pardoned and released from confinement

Yours very Respectfull Sebastian Eifant