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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-0001-004-2606 BR16-161 to BR16-162

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-10-04 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": 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 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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Louisville, 4 oct. 1865. To the Gov of Kentucky, Dear Sir:

I have received the inclosed petition for a pardon sent me in a letter from Texas by Humphrey Marshal, with a request that I should see you personally and procure your endorsement of approval, or disapproval.

I cannot now got to Frankfort, nor do I suppose there is any necessity for me to go. I suppose he wished me to lay before you the substance of his very long letter in which he pleads most earnestly, and says he will be a good citizen. I think he has behaved very badly; but still I think it is probable it would ^not^ do any harm to let him go. He is indicted here for treason, along with many others.

Please send the paper to me, or let me know that you have had it sent to the President.

very respectfully. Henry Pirtle

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Gov. Bramlette, Frankfort, Ky.