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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-0001-004-2848 BR17-138

1865-12-08 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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To his excellency Thos. E Bramblette Governor --

The undersigned, Member of the House of Representatives from Whitley county Ky -- would respectfully state, that he w is informed and believes it to be true, that Wm Lastly was taken up and tried in the Whitley circuit court before he had an opportunity of writing to his friends and family, and without a chance to prepare his defence He obtained his information from the people of this county about the time of his trial -- He has known the family of Wm Lastly for about 20 years and the general character of the family has been good --

Dec 8th 1865 A J. Veatch

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Whitley Cir Ct Application of Lastley Wm for pardon Statement of A J Veach

6 years Pardoned 9th Decr & issued E L V Secty