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 November 12, 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-0001-004-2402 BR15-333

Madison County, Kentucky Madison County, Kentucky 1865-09-12 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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The undersigned Jurors who tried Cornelius Gatliffe at the present term of the Madison Cirucit Court, charged with shooting S. M. Graves, with intent to Kill, unite in requesting the Governor of Kentucky to pardon the defendant Gatliffe -- He was proved before them to be a man of good character, and as a brave soldier of the 7t Ky. Regiments who had served three years in the United States Army particularly in the Battles around Vixburgh under Grant -- Sept 12. 1865

Jas Y Peyton G. B. Turley. Jas. M. Hamilton Wm Parke Rayden Turpen James P Josiah Gentry W. J. Rayburn John B. Owen Frank Keen D. F. Willis

I was a Juror who tried Gatliffe and did not think he aght to have been convicted from the facts but through the instructions of the Judge made it my duty to sign the verdict & I reluctantly yielded to it

Joseff Skaggs

I, James. M. Shackelford Clerk of the Madison Circuit Court Certify that James Y. Peyton, G. B

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Turley James M. Hamilton Wm Parke, Haydon Turpin, James Pagden Josiah Starling W J Raybourn John. B. Owen Frank Kean, D. B. Willis, Joseph S. Boggs were the who rendered the verdict of Guilty & Judgment of Confinement in the prossecution vs C. Gatliff Sept 13. 1865

att Jno Shackalford clk By R D Davis D C

Petition of the Jury --