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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-0001-004-2788 BR17-52 to BR17-53

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-12-27 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "3": 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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Louisville Ky. Decr 27th 1865 His Excellency Govr Thos E. Bramlette Sir

The petitioner Dumont, is of that class of offenders that uses all efforts to preserve order as far as women Can do so Keeping Such houses I Know that afer the Military authorities Vacated her house She had to Morgage her Furniture to refit hir house and is Still in debt under said Morgage I believe that Executive Clemency in this Case would be Simple justice

Your Excellency is aware that

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that winter and poverty is now on many of ^those^ unfortunate and having from daly observation a Knowledge of these facts generally, and of many Cases particularlly, I deem it my duty as a humane official to recomend the Case of this Woman Dumont for Your Excellency's favourable Consideration

I am Sir Very respectfully Your obt Servt Wm Hipwell Lieut Police