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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-0001-004-3063 BR43-184 to BR43-185

Morgan County, Kentucky Morgan County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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To His Excellency Thomas E.. Bramlett governor of Kentucky your Petitiioners would Respectfully Represent that at the Present Term of the Morgan Circuit Court David Combs was Tride and Convicted to the Penetenchery for four years for horse stealing they woud Represent that said Combs is quite a youth not More then 17 years olde at the Time he was charged with Taking the horse that During the Rebelion he Joined the army and was sworn in as a soldier and shortly after he had Joind the army his Father was Brutely Murdered some six Miles from his hom at one of his ^Sisters^ Brothers Later Residence by a gang of nerauders leaving a widdow with Several Children som of them vary young and helpless the said Combs being the Second sone his Mother by persuasion and Intreaty had her sone ^Releast^ who Now seeks Pardon when he was Releast from the army and he Returned to his home to work for the supporte of his widdowed Mother and helpless Children the Proof one the Case Trial centered to show that a Thieving gang came along and said Combs was in there Company about the time the horse was stoling and further Centerd to show that the owner of the horse after he Released him by threats of violence and death at the enduced him to Confess that he had Taken the horse and having been seen neare where the horse was haultered and uppon this confessioin the Juror found him guilty of the Crime we firmly Believe that this is a case that Requires Interposition of Executive Clemancy and the unfortionate Boy should be Pardoned

we the undersined cittizens of Morgan County Enclose the foregoing Petition

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J. B. Davis one of Jury Milton. B. Cox Juror John. W. Wells Juror D. N. Cottel Juror SanfordDavis Juror Joshua Cock Carter Cock Jeremiah P Andrew Wm. P. Landson M R. Mason G L Denny J J. Williams S. J. Richardson J. F Richardson T. J. Goodpaster James. M. Payne John goodpaster Jackson Cock Miles Kash William Sandall Jm Perry Corner of M C Christopher Montgomery Johnson M. Cakley J. M. James McManus Charles Manier Cornealus Marion Martin Montgomery Caleb Kash J. M. Kash M. Henry E Gillmore John W. Day Juror Joseph Nickell Wm Yocom Anslum Manie Wm roop Stephen G Samples Samuel D. Goodwin J. J. Carr Gygnus Perry A C Nickell John H Perry Josiah Carpenter Levi B. Carpenter Benjamin Boling Jobe Ross Alexander Martin John Henry J P M.C. Wm Angel W Vest W W Cox W B Oakley B. F Smith W H Smith Thos J Perry Wm J Perry Thomas Jgo J. W. Grefetts