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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-0001-004-2393 BR15-322 to BR15-323

Fleming County, Kentucky Fleming County, Kentucky 1865-09-09 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 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 His Excellency: The Governor of Ky.

Your petitioner ^Felix F. Edwards^ would respectfully state to your excellency that he is indicted in the Fleming Circuit Court for the alleged offence of Robbery ^of $100.00^ Your Petitioner was at the time of the alleged offence in Summer of 1862 but 14 years of age (will only be 717 the 27 Decr next) -- The offence was Committed by a party of H. Marshalls men under Harry Hawkins of the 5th Ky Infantry (Rebel Your Petitioner had been sent to slate in Bath County on business by his father and on his return was overtaken near Hillsborough by this party under said Hawkins & in passing from there on to Flemingsburg & to maysville on their Raid they passed the house of Mr. Ed. Pearce where the alleged offence was committed, they had pressed this petitioner into their service & detained him for fear he would give news of their coming, & they also plied him freely with liquor, He had no gun with him, & done all he could to prevent any of them from doing any harm and he was merely with them by the mere actcident, & detained by them against hiswill & consent, and

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^for the same^ was arrested, & sent to Lexington & thentried by the military authority and acquitted, and never was in the rebel Service, and dont know what mischief, if any was done by said party of rebels while so, at the residence, or, upon the premises of Said Ed. E Pearce and So far as he was there, ^(he was^ under duress, and, only there from the potency of the rebel pBayonnets, and in heart & soul, had no design, or intent to cooperate with said party, of rebel soldiery, & done nothing from the time they overtook him, between Slate & Hillsborough, till he Escaped ^from^ them, but as he was compelled to do it by them, But, being thus caught (by accident &c) in bad Company he has been unjustly so indicted -- is under bail -- But desires to go West this fall to mo. or Ills. & try and make a farmer & good Citizen of himself & does not wish to be delayed by said prosecution, which will prejudice him with costs, as well as unnecessary costs to the Commonwealth he will appear herewith affidavits &c. on his behalf, and prays the clemency of your excellency Hoping you will at once grant

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him a pardon & permit him to retrieve himself & have a fair start as a young man in the world -- and, he assures you with all his heart, you nor those who shall thus befriend him shall ever have Cause to regret it.

Respectfully, Felix F. Edwards

We believe the statements made in the foregoing petition to be true, &c

Felix F Edwards, A. Sanford, A Towers

Sworn to, before me this 89th day of Sept. 1865,

Hiram Wallingford J. P. F. C. H W Sept 9 1865

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Fleming Cir Ct vs F F, Edwards Indicted for Robbery Pardoned 12 Sept /65