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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-0001-004-2854 BR17-146

1865-12-15 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Your petitioners respectfully represent to your Excellency that there is confined in the penitentiary a coloured woman ^named Sarah Smith^ convicted of larciny in Warren county for one year at July term 1865. recieved August 16th 1865 -- We understand the theft was coerced in some degree if not entirely by the threats of her husband who was a soldier -- or by Some white man

That she is in a family way & will probably be confined in a month -- If pardoned, we are assured by Capt Todd that he will give her sufficient money to take her home -- We therefore ask you to pardon her -- Decr 15th 1865 --

T. B. Cochran W, R, Bradley J H Prall Jas R. Page T. W. Hammond Leslie Combs R R Bolling T. S. Chesnutt, W A Dudley Jos H. Chandler O. P. Johnson John L Helm W T Combs Geo A. Robertson F. L. Cleveland Henry D McHenry

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Warren Cir Ct vs Sarah Smith 1 Yr Larceny Pardoned 15 Dec /65