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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-0001-004-3030 BR43-139 to BR43-140

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To his Excellency Thos E Bramlett Governor of Kentucky }

The undersigned citizens of Nicholas County, would respectfully petition Your Excellency to release Leonard Sheilds from the State Prison at Frankfort, he was sent from this (Nicholas) County at the March Term 1865 of the Circuit Court for horse stealing there was a great many mitigating circumstances in this favor and it was his first offence previous to that time he bore the Character of an industrious harmless person. he has a wife & several small children who are now in the poor house of the County it will be a great benefit to them and the County if you will discharge him, he is certainly an object deserving Executive Clemency hoping You will grant our prayer we are your Excellencys obedient servents.

&gt;Benj Gore L. M Campbell A S. Waugh R. B. Kiddon Thos Kennedy David. Benny P. S. Adair G. A. Fisher Talbert Juror B. W. Mathers Juror Jas Hillock Dpt Sheriff B F Adair B. J. R. Litton John A. Rice Jno A. Campbell C. N. C. C W. Nowell J H Holladay. S. M. Waugh E. M. Ewing

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Elijah West P J N C C Will. W. Smitts Erasmus Thomas Jos. F Tureman Charles Neal John McKee J. P N. C A. R. Fisher W L Piper H M Stett John Clay

For God sake Governor, release the poore devil and let him come home and take his wife and children out of the Poore House Jno A. Campbell Clk. Co. Ct

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Nicholas Cir Ct Leonard Shields Referred See nothing to change opinion. Referred