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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-0001-004-2745 BR16-429 to BR16-431

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-11-25 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "5": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "5": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Novr 25th 1865 His Excellency Andrew Johnson President of the United States Sir,

I had the honor to be released from prison in July last by your special order on taking the oath of allegiance

I now apply to you for the pardon, required to reinvest with full rights of citizenship.

I am excluded from the amnesty only by the fact of having left a loyal state, -- Kentucky -- to join the Confederate army. I have not $20.000, have never held a civil office, did not leave the United States service, was only a Colonel in the Confederate army and Know of no clause except the above stated to exclude me from the amnesty. I was an aid-de-camp of Prest Davis and captured with him, as you were aware before granting my release.

I am not unmindful of the obligations, I have incurred in renewing my oath of allegiance to the United States, I

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I may refer to the Hon Attorney General, as to the value to he attached to my word.

With grateful acknowledgement for my release,

I have the honor to be Verry Respectfully Yr obt Svt. Wm Preston Johnston of Louisville, Kentucky

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Executive Feb 5th 18656. Case of Johnston Wm P. Louisville Ky. Rebel Applied for Pardon. (1 Encl) Respectfully referred to the Honorable the Attorney General. By order of the President: Wm G Moore, A. A. G. Secretary. Report: Refer to Govr of Kentucky. E M. L R. 389.