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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-0001-004-2832 BR17-112 to BR17-113

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To His Exelency Thos E Bramlett Govenor of Kentucky

Your Petitioners would Respectfully Represent that Wm R Holbrook while a Private Soldier in the 14th Ky Vol Inft had a dificulty with Floyd Roberts a Citizen all Parties under influence of Ardent Spirits In the fray Holbrook Concieving that Roberts was Drawing a Pistol Shot at and wounded Roberts Slightly in the Left Arm a Flesh wound which has not injured Roberts. Holbrook has paid Roberts $150,00 as Damage and permitted a fine of $100.00 to go vs him Last Circuit Court The Sheriff has Levied upon him his Land the Only Property has to pay with and that is advertised for Sale The 3rd Monday in Dec

Holbrook has a Family of a wife & 6 Children and a Shattered Constitution The Result of his Service in the Cause

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of his Country

If his Land is sold He & his Family must Suffer and he has no Other means of Paying it & has only 200 aces of LMountain Land 15 aces cleared and a Log Cabin

We would Ernestly Represent that this is a case that adresses itself to your Exelencys Clemency and believe in Consideration of his Services as a Soldier and his Former Good character as a Peacable Quiet Citizen should appeal to him for the Remitting of his Fine

Yours Most Respectfuly Linsey Leter Jno M, Clayton J, L, C, C John D Reinhart John. L. H. Mills Barton Vaughn Martin Kaufman R, J, Vincent John N Allison S L C H Meek D S L T McCrayes H. S. Bussey Sthrother Vaughn

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Wm Weddington D P N. D. Redhead Jay H Northrup John S Sayre Milton Littrell Benjamin B, morris John Spencer Charles Spencer anday hays James Spencer Baseal hays Alexander Clevenger James Short P, E, Fugett Allen Sanders John Cordial Goulder D Lawson Isaac Lester Henderson L wheeler Samuel parker peter Sanders Harvey Chaffin Russell Y Cordial Eli J Moore Rbt Swan Menyard Holbrook Francis M parker Robert Chapman Levi Clevenger Lewis Lyon David Ross Lewis R Swan John A Short Amos Cordial Jermiah Cordial James M Williams Martin, L, Moore Hiram J. Jordan Russel T Thompson Wm Hays John Adkins Wm F Austion Anderson Hays J NJones Lansford Coffman A, C, Hutchison J, P, L, C, J B Anderson Jacob, H, Peaters