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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-0001-004-2867 BR17-162 to BR17-163

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-12-02 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": 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 December 2d 186 His Excellency Thos E Bramlette

Dear Sir on the other Side of this Sheet you will find the verdict of the Jury in the case of Wm Kelly You will See that the Jury reccommend him for your executive mercy for Pardon.

I was appointed by the court to defend him and did it without pay of course. He had been in the U. S. army for 3 years and more had been discharged, got his pay and was boarding Staying and drinking around one of those low-down Irish doggeries, and boarding houses -- had been on a drunk for 8 or 10 days, and the Irishman had got most of his money -- He got up one morning, and his panteloons, hat and boots were gone. He thought the Landlord or his wife had taken them, So he Says, and in hunting through the house for them he Saw a watch lying on the bureau He says he put it in his pocket and told the man's wife that if She would get his pants, hat, &c he would find the watch -- He got his wa clothes, and then went and and got the watch and gave it up. There was no witness present at the trial but the Irish doggery Keeper and he suppress all the facts in the case except that he missed his wa and found in possession of Kelly.

I think the Governor that Kelly's Statements were true, and that the taking was not felonious. I trust

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therefore you will Send me a pardon for him at once.

Yours Truly L. A. Wood

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I do hereby certify that Wm Kelly who was Indicted in the Jefferson Circuit court for Grand Larceny and tried at the present November term of Said court and convicted; and that the verdict of the Jury is at follows viz:

"We of the Jury find the prisoner Wm Kelly guilty as charged in the within indictment and Say he Shall be confined in the Jail and Penetentiary of this Commonwealth one year, and recommend him to the mercy of the Governor for Pardon

P. N Frederick Foreman."

December 2d 1865 A Copy. Att Jas P Chambers clk

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Jefferson Cir Ct vs Wm Kelly Grand Larceny 1 year Pardoned 4th Dec 1865