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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-0001-004-2095 BR14-301 to BR14-302

Henderson County, Kentucky Henderson County, Kentucky 1865-07-11 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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To Thos E. Bramlette Esqr -- Gov. of Kentucky

Your petitioners represent that at the June term of the Henderson Circuit Court one Arthur Payne was indicted tried and convicted of larceny and sentenced to four years confinement to the Penitentiary of the State

The case we think presents many features upon which we are justified in basing an application for clemency and pardon of your Excellency -- Arthur Payne is a child in years and Size, is English by birth -- came to this country when about seven years old and is now about fifteen -- has been an orphan for several years and for that length of time friendless and homeless -- Acting under the suggestion and influence of an older person he took away the horse and carried him to the State of Ind where he we was arrested -- We believe that Your Excellency will do right in extending to the unfortunate boy the benefit of executive clemency and we confidently that you will do so -- We append a copy of the verdict of the jury finding him guilty July 11th 1865

Malcolm Yeaman Jno Barret County atty. P. G. Rives. D. Clerk C Eaves Adam Rankin Clerk H. Cir Ct. S B Vance J H Powell W. P Fowler (Judge) L W Powell James B. Lyne John Young Brown Jno T Brunch A. H. Lockett Rot Glass (over)

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Harvey Yeaman E F Easton the owner of the Horse Stolen

(Jesse Robertson J R Biggs H L Cheaney James Beatty David Hart J, H, Craddock James Graves James. B. Evans James Marion W A Landers J. F. Jones H. L. Cheany } Jury

Verdict

we of the Jury find the defendant guilty, and fix the penalty of his crime at four years confinement in the Penitentiary But recommend him to Executive Clemency on account of his youth

Jesse Robertson Foreman

The above is a true copy of the verdict of the Jury in the case of the Commonth of Kentucky vs Arthur Payne alias Arthur Hunter in the Henderson Circuit Court

Attest: Adam Rankin C H C C

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Henderson Cir Ct vs Arthur Payne Pardoned 19 July 1865