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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-0001-004-2563 BR16-98 to BR16-99

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To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky

The Undersigned your petitioners would respectfully represent to your Excellency that Moses McClure of this County, enlisted as a soldier from this County on the day of October 1861, in the 23rd Regt Ky Vol Infantry for the Term of Three Years, Served his term nearly out, then re-enlisted as a Veteran Soldier, served until a short time since, when he was honorably discharged, and mustered out of Service, and returned home on the 2" Octr 1865 That during his absence in the service One Lewis Wolfe, was living with McClure's wife, carrying on an illicit intercourse with her, That upon or about the 1st of March 1864, the said McClure was at home on Furlough, and meeting with said Wolfe, in Williamstown, shot him, and slightly wounded him, that the Grand Jury at May Term of the Grant Circuit Court indicted McClure, for shooting Wolfe with intent to Kill --

Your petitioners would further represent that said McClure was the Father of Several little children when he enlisted in the Army -- he was before he went in the Army an Ordinaryily peacable and quiet mancitizen, he is a poor man, Wolf has taken the family of McClure and left the state and has abandoned his Own family -- That on the Fifth October 1865, McClure was arrested by the Sheriff, under and by virtue of the bench warrant issued upon said Judgment Indictment and has put him in Jail, where he is now confined -- Your petitioners would state that whilst as a general

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rule, they would not ask Your Excellency to interpose to relieve one from pending prosecution, Yet in the case of McClure, takeing into consideration his services to his country and the great injury Suffered by him, at the hands of Wolf, they think his is a case greatly demanding the interposition of Your Excellencys clemency

They Therefore most Respectfully ask Your Excellency to relieve said McClure from the pending prosecution against him, & relieve him from his imprisonment &c --

E. H. Smith W. T. Simmons County Atty J. F. Sheriff W L Hume J. S, Lucas J P Stroud W G Frank James H Wilson Thos Stroud D L Cunningham J, P, G, C S G Hutchinson Jas A. Johnson Jos Pack Samuel Marksberry W. C. Johnson M Burnett p J. G. C. C James pender Moses Stephenson B. Stewart. M. C. B Wilson. J. G. C Thos A. Franklin. C. G. C. C W N Cason Theo OHara J F McIlvaine B F Hodge Jas M Hume Jno H. Carter Wm P Marksbury M P Savage N. H. Jeffers clk G Cir ct. K G Carter D C J. W. Hutchison K. W. Gouge

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J Marksbury Sheriff Grant Co John H Readinower B. F. Riggs W, B, Riggs B Harrison T. J. Porter Jas M Wilson P T Linn John W Linn Charles E. Bracht Albert Ackman W N Simpson Bennet Crook Peter S Edwards S. N Hensley Harry Powell j Ascraupt H H Tully Henry Stinman Wm Morris Morgan Bickers Geo H Hume W H Hume John M Wilson M D J W Jones C. C. Lemmon David Boyd H. L. D Blanchet M McDaniel C. W. Conner T. L. Clark J D Lawless

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Grant Cir Ct vs Moses McClure Pardoned 9th Oct 1865