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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-0001-004-3053 BR43-167 to BR43-168

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson 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 Gov Bramlette,

We the undersigned policemen of the city of Louisville, would respectfully -- state to Your Excellency -- that, Napoleon Roberts convicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court and George & Scott Roberts indicted in same court for killing one Bell a Colourd Soldier in May last -- are industrious -- orderly and well behaved coloured people -- We would further -- represent to your Excellency that the difficulty in which Bell lost his life grew out of a previous difficulty between the police of the city, and a party of Coloured soldiers, in which the Robert's or one of them assisted the police in attempting to arrest the soldiers -- who were violent & disorderly men --

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Wm McGuire Polies man " I F, Hammon " " Thomas Jones " " S. H. Furtig " " Joshes Hammon " J. S. Cane policeman " J L Marty LT 6 Dist " Lts of 6 Polies Dist James G Blunk " " " AF Arthur Yates " " " Thomas Antell " " " M G Holmes policeman " John. H. Rodgers " Jacob Young " John " Thomas G,, Slater " John Lunlowe Lts of 4 Polis Dest

all the above names ar Poliesman of the city of Louisville Ky