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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-0001-004-2414 BR15-351 to BR15-352

Madison County, Kentucky Madison County, Kentucky 1865-09-12 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": 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 His Excelency Hon Thos E Bramlette Gov of Ky

Your Petitioner Cornelious Gatliff respectfully represents unto your Excelency, that in the present rebellion he served 3 years in the 7th Ky Inft U. S. A. in putting down the Rebellion He was born & raised in Whitly County Ky & Joined the Union troops in 1861 at Camp Dick Robison -- He was in the Battles with Genl Grant around Vicksburg -- Champion Hills, Black River Bridge. Siege of Vicksburg & & others after his term expired he was honorably mustered out of the service, & with his Father moved to Madison Co Ky and commenced business merchandizing

In Feb last 1865 -- at a Ball in this County -- when unarmed Milton Graves drew a pistol upon him cursed and abused him in the presence of the ladies & company & threatened to shoot him, called him a damned son of a bitch, damned dog & other hard and abusive names.

A day or two afterwards Graves overtook him on the Turnpike & talking over how he had been treated at the Ball. They got into personal encounter. both firing about same times -- Graves firing 5 times at him

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& he fired ^5^ times at Graves, one of his shots inflicting a slight wound on graves finger -- He was indicted at the March Term 1865 of the Madison Circuit Court for shooting Graves with intent to kill him was tryed at this September Term 1865 -- & the Jury ^reluctantly as they said in open Court^ convicted him ^under instructions of the court^ & sentenced him to Confinement in the State Penitentiary for one year

He lost two of ^his^ fingers off his right hand -- long before his difficulty -- with Graves -- He was not Guilty of Maliciously shooting Graves

He prays your Excelency to Pardon him -- he proud a good character & this is the only offence proved against or of which he is Guilty

Sept 12th 1865

Cornelious Gatliffe

We the undersigned citizens of Madison County Join in the foregoing Petition & pray your Excelency to Pardon Cornelius Gatliff.

J W Harcorut J P M C R E Little Deputy clk J W Bowman Judge Madison County Court James H. Embry Clerk Madison County Court Edw Turner Atty Jas M Kindred S M C J M Shackelford clerk Madison Circuit Court John Bennett Atty R. D. Davis Deputy clk

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P. P. Ballard Postmaster Richmond Ky James S. Runyon Eli, C, Cornelison

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Madison Cir Ct vs Commonwealth vs } Petition for Pardon Cornelius Gatliffe 15 Sept /65 Pardon