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 November 12, 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-0001-004-3039 BR43-150 to BR43-151

Calloway County, Kentucky Calloway County, Kentucky Petition 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. Bramlette Gov. of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

Your petitioners, citizens, of Calloway County would most respectfully represent that Samuel Heast, a citizen of said County, was some twelve or eighteen months ago indicted in our Calloway Circuit Court for stealing Wm" Hutchins Mule another citzen of said county.- That just before the present term of our circuit court now seting. he had discovered that he could make by a witness living in Illinois important proof. that by the witness he could prove an alibi. The Comlth Attorney discovered in the indictment against Said Heast Some mistake as to the ownership of said Mule, and that he had the Same dismissed. and a new bill formed against him for stealing Roland Hutchins mule at the present term of said court. Embracing one of Heasts witnesses and in a few minutes placed him on trial and while we do most earnestly protest against such hasty proceedings in cases of such vital importance and interest Still we have no words of censure for Either the jury in the case of the officers of the law. -In view of these facts and that Mr Heast is a very poor man- has an

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Excellent wife and Seven helpless children all of whom are dependent upon him for a support, and if deprived of his service must suffer. We also state that Mr Hart has many Excellent qualitites therefore We most respectfully ask your Excellency to pardon, Mr Hart and restore him to his helpless family

Names W J Stubblefield R. Martin P. W. Evans Jury W C Bufford Jury T E Seatt Jury J F Walker Jury Wm Wells Jury S. B. Parber E P Chandler J. P. Burbun W. M. Chandler John Odum Wm" Odum N. G. Sate James Grasham A. B. Stubbs Names T. S. Gutent G. W. haynes Joel Gross W.H. Easlye B. F. henslee A. Ellett Jury O Willam Weather^ford^ T. H. Stamps J H Morgan A. Henslee J H Mason C. Barnett G. W. Burnt J. A. Miller