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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-0001-004-3159 BR41-198

Anderson County, Kentucky Anderson 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 Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned petition your excellency to pardon Washington Preston who is charged with Killing Washington Gilpin late of Anderson County Ky and who stands now indicted therefore in Anderson Circuit Court He was tried before an examining Court & held to bail in $800, and the Circuit Court fixed the same bail_ We state that Gilpin was a desperate and dangerous man and had threatened the life of Preston and Gilpin began the difficulty when the killing occured_ Gilpin had killed a man before and was known to care but little for human life_ Preston was always a quiet peaceable citizen & wholly inoffensive in his ways

We believe the causes of justice would in no way be injured by the pardon of Preston & we petn your excellency to pardon him

E. Lillard E S Dawson L. Mountjoy R P Searcy W.. H.. Boswell J H M Sutton James R. Droffin J. M. Hawks J F Johnson W. N. Witherspoon John F Wills M R Taylor E. G. Harris PH Jordan J. F. Smith G W. Catlett PCJ P. J. A. C. C. W J Frazier Person Bond J. P. A. C A A Gordene H H Walker Jeff Searcy Jas M Searcy Samuel Price David Bond Thomas Dawson John Croffer

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I know nothing of the statements in the petition I have from statements been impressed with the belief that Preston is worthy of executive clemency G H Fenwish c. a c c

I entertain the above opinion Tho. H Hanks J Witherspoon Lemuel Hammond George L Hammond

I acted as the atto of Your Petitoner in the Examining Trial of his case, & I endorse the statements of the petition. The facts as set out were proven before the examining trial.

Very Respectfully Your obt Servt W. H. Sneed

To Governor Thos E Bramlette.

Anderson Cir Ct Vs N. Gilpin

Refused