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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-0001-004-2418 BR15-358

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1865-09-23 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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CITY OF CINCINNATI, Office of Chief of Police, Septr 23d 1865 To his Excellency Gov F, C, Bramlette Dear Sir

Permit me to introduce to you the bearer Miss Maggie DeBeck of our City she is an estimable lady and respectibly connected -- she visits Frankfort interfered in behalf of Geo. C. Barnes now in your Penitentiary sentenced for ten years the half which he has now served out -- I have Known him for a number of years and considered him more misguided than criminal, he has influencial but think and distance prevented him from applying to them I can cheerfully say that I consider him a suitable subject for executive "clemency" and if consistant with your duty to "pardon" him I think he will endevour to become once again a worty member

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of society as he has been most severly punished for his indiscression.

I am your respectfully Jas L Ruffin Chief of Police