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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-0001-004-2518 BR16-27 to BR16-28

Taylor County, Kentucky Taylor County, Kentucky 1865-10-19 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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State of Kentucky Taylor County To His Excellency Gov.r Bramlett

Your Petitioner Richard Wright humbly states, that by Judgment of the Taylor Circuit Court rendered its March Term 1864. he was find $114,, and Imprisoned in the County Jail ten months on the Trial of an Indictment for assault.

That he did not, & could not attend the trial owing to the fact ^of the troubles of the Country & guerillas &^ that his life had been threatened by bad menwhowouldhavetaken hislife, or done himgreat bodilyharm if he had attempted to attend the trial. If he could have attended the trial he could have made defense & shown his innosence. And in his absence owing to the facts above stated and the prejudicial statements of witnesses the Judgt was obtaind against him, He is a very poor man and his Eight small & helpless children depending upon his own manual labor for their only support. Wherefore he asks that he pardoned & released from the Imprisonment & that the fine be remited Except fees & cost which will be a very heavy fine on him under the circumstances.

Richard ^his X mark^ Wright

subscribed & sworn to before me by Richard Wright on this 19th day of October 1865

Thomas M Wright J P T C

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we the undersigned citizens of Taylor County believe the statement made in the Petition of Richard Wright, and believe he deserves Executive Clemency & ask the Governor to release him from the penalty of the Imprisonment & remit his fine except fees & costs.

Jas Jones C B Beams C underwood J. N Turner P. L. Netherland Rd Seter Thos R. Wright Clk Cir Court A J Gowdy J. R. Robinson

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We the Jury who tried the case of Richard Wright named in his Petition now think he deserves Executive clemency & ask the Governor to Pardon & Release said Wright form his Imprisonment & fine except fees & costs.

W. H. Cowherd P Saunders Wm Meese EDmond Bunnice William T. Stuble J B White M. W. Prewitt G. C. Sympson R,, H,, Shofner

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Taylor Cir Ct vs Richd Wright $114 10 days Imprisonement Assault Remitted 2d Nov /65