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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-0001-004-2255 BR15-88 to BR15-89

Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky 1865-08-31 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 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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To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned would respectfully represent that at the present (Aug) term of the Logan Circuit court one Thos Sears was indicted, arraigned, tried and convicted of the offence of Larceny and upon trial plead guilty and was sentenced to One Years, imprisonment in the Penitentiary. The prisenor is a young man of fine personal apperance, a Canadian by berth and been in the United States but a few months, Stopped in this county and obtained work as a day laborer was taken sick and had a difficulty with his employer claiming pay for service, remained to an extent disputed by his employer and who refused to pay the amount demanded -- Whereupon said Sears left his employer taking with him a pair of pantaloons and a coat the property of his employer and of value little above four dollars he stopped in a few miles of his former employer and obtained work -- the clothes being missed his former employer called on him & charged him with taking the clothes & demanded them -- Whereupon he delivered the same giving as a reason for his possession of them the one stated above He is without means and a stranger and when arraigned for trial the court appointed him councell, who on asking him in consultation, as to his guilt -- or innosence he said he was guilty as stated above & would not tell an untruth in Connection with the matter, to avoid

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the Penitentiary and therefore plead guilty as we are informed -- He seems very penitent and promises never to be guilty of such an offence again. We therefore petition your Excellency to interpose in his behalf and releive him from further imprisonment he has lain in jail some months already this restoration to liberty will restore ^to society^ a good citizen for the future -- his further imprisonment will no doubt result in his ruin -- We hope your Excellency will Grant our prayer --

Russellville Ky Aug 31st. 1865.

1 Jas Hall 2 J T Henderson 3 E N Vick 4 Samuel Morgan 5 G, H Hudersfield 6 Henry Greon 7 Robt Duncan 8 R, H, Patterson 9 E,, C,, Turner 10 J B Cochran 11 W H Neele 12 Charles W Barrow John H Brizendine

The above names Marked 1 2 3 &c are the Jurors who served in The Case of The Commonwealth agst Tho. Bears.

Sept 15 1865 Jas. E Wright Clerk protem Logan Cir Court James T. Grimes W J Williams c J Cromwell E. Barns W. M. Thomas Thos. P. Dance G. W. Webber J E Dance Jas Laswell James Stovall T H. Penick Arthur L Burks E H Moseley H Barker Jas Boyer J M Gilbert Geo. O Vick H M Roberts Sam Felts J H Brisendine W B Hill

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To His Excellency Govr. Bramlett:

By appointment of the Court I appeared for the prisoner Thomas Sears he plead ^guilty^ because he said he would not tell an untruth about the matter to escape the Penitentiary He is quite young and doubtless from his appearance and demeanor this is his first offence and I should be gratified to have him released from further confinement and punishment as he has been confined in jail since last April and I therefore join the prayer for his pardon

Russellville Septr 13th 1865 A, G, Rhea

We join in the prayer for The Pardon of Thomas Sears,

B. B. Frizell James B. Evans William Porter Benj A. Skinner W B McCuddy Geo. L. Armstrong M, B, Satterfield J. C J M Holland Wm S Wilson Jas E Wright Clerk G Z Blakey Sheriff A. D. Kennedy County Judge M. B Morton A. B. Hannah J M Perry R. W. Courts Geo, W, Gray John Gormly J Moss Perry Hugh Barclay Jr H B Tully Jno F Barclay G H Hardison Thos B Burbridge Thos Hardy Wm R Burke Jos R Sill J H Brizendine H, M, Dolley S T Marhead

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Logan Cir Ct vs Thos Sears Pardoned 19 Sept/65

His friends will wait at Planters Hotel Louisville go by Temples for money will wait in L until