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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-0001-004-2847 BR17-137

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1865-12-18 Correspondence English 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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Frankfort December 18th 1865 To His Excellency Gov Bramlette

George Ashton a prisoner in the Kentucky Penitentiary sentenced to two years confinement for theft by the Todd County Circuit Court, is laboring under a severe and painful gun shot wound The ball entered the back, ranged upwards into the lung, and has now been extracted The wound is of such character as totally to unift him for any labor whatever, and if he should recover at all, of which there is little probability, it would be a great length of time His health is failing and the ends of Justice cannot be by retaining him longer in confinenent

J. L. Phythian surgeon Ky Penitentiary

I have examined the prisoner George Ashton referred to above, and concur fully with Dr Phythian in his opinion of the case.

J. M. Mills, M.D. Inspector Ky Penitentiary

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This young man may be a useful Citizen if he is released from Prison if he remains in Prison will come out an accomplished rascal --

H I Todd

Todd Cir Ct vs Geo Atchison 2 years Pardoned 18 Dec 1865