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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-0001-004-2783 BR17-46 to BR17-47

Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky 1865-12-07 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of the State of Kentucky

The undersigned represent to your Excellency that at the November term 1865, of the Adair Circuit Court Wm E. Hancock was adjudged by said Court to pay a fine of fifty dolalrs on an Indictment for Shooting at without wounding one B. F. Loving, who had grossly insulted the wife of said Hancock while he Hancock was absent in the army We think the case is one for the exercise of Executive Clemency and pray that said Hancock be release from paying said Judgment except Costs, and as in duty bound &c

Columbia Decr 7th 1865.

James T. Page Wm. E. Russell Jno. A Peebles C T Dillingham W F. Neat W. H. Walker Jo. Coffey C R Page

See Copy of Letter on other Side

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Copy of Letter Sent by Loving "July 29th 1865,

Mrs Hancock I would like the best Kind to see you but not through any harm if you have no objections you will be at the Spring at 5 P.M. if it ant agreeable you can let me Know by bowing or Shaking your head at me this is a secret, I would not have divulged for $500 dollars So I hope this will meet your approval

Respectfully your Dearest friend Captain Loving lat 8 Tenn vols -- Infy vols U. S. A."

Addresed to "Mrs L Hancock at home Near Columbia Ky 1864"

The above is a copy of the original in my hands

Wm E. Russell

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Adair Cir Ct vs Wm E Hancock $50, Shooting with intent to kill Remitted 11th Dec/65