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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-0001-004-3239 BR42-27 to BR42-28

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To his Excellency Thos E Bramlett

Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Your Petitioner Jefferson H House would respectfully State that he stands indicted in the Johnson Circuit Court ^with others^ Charged with the offense of Grand Larceny: (towit) of stealing Money from Moses Preston

Your Petitioner further states that said Money is charged to have been taken on the day of 1865 and That at the time said Money is alledged to have been taken that there were several Union soldiers in the Town of Paintsville Ky. the place where said money was charged to have been taken and among the soldiers was a man by the name of William Hunter, who was a Soldier at the time, and said Hunter is also charged with stealing said Money= He says that he was found near the House of said Preston towit about 200 yards with a woman by the name of Sarah Howard who was of a lewd character and Hunter was in the House of Preston on the night the money was stolen and He says That said Sarah Howard

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was liveing with Moses Preston at the time said money should have been taken and from the fact that This Petitioner and said Sarah Howard was found after dark near the house of said Preston together That This Petitioner was indicted; and He says That He is innocent of said charge That he had no connection with the taking of said Money in any way, whatever; and as to the guilt or innocence of Hunter He Knows nothing, That he had no motive in going to or near said Prestons House only to see said Sarah Howard and He now asks for the interposition of executive clemency and that He be pardoned and forever released from said charge That Justice be done and will forever pray

Jefferson House

We the undersigned citizens of Johnson County Ky Join in prayer with the foregoing Petitioner and ask that He be pardoned and will forever pray

John W harse Farmer D. A F Dixson Thomas S Preston James Prator James Holbrook Thos Osburn Abner C. Caudill Isaac R Turner Hargis Holbrook Oliver Mckinsey C W Carter

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James Samuel John H Dixon Jas. A. Porter Thomas F Kitten Robert A Meed Robert g Roburn W H Childers Jno B Auxier Samuel H Gerus W J. Williams J. C. McCarty James H Spraddlin James Delong Samuel M Rice E H Walker B. F. Spradlin E. N. Conly Charles J Harris S N Nickell Wm Colbury D D Pelphrey James F Walker Frederick Murry G. W. Rice B. F. Castle James Ramey Jackson Webb G L R Williams W. B. Williams E W Collins Henry Salzare Nedd Stepleton Theodory Mckinsey Thomas Hamilton Jery Fitchpatrick A J Williams B. G. Plummer John D Davis John Rice John McCarty Peter Collins J P McCarty Randolph Addams H. E. Conley M. B. Dixon Henry Chandler william Belkson James H Blanton Calvin Preston A J Collins Isaac Pelphrey William Lemaster Robert B. Mead Samuel Porter Josiah McClone G. W. McClone R F Rule Thos W. Morton John Turner Calbert Henry Alben Collins J P Selsor Daniel Pelphrey clk

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Johnson Cir Ct Jeff House Petition for Pardon

Not a case within the rule. Such cases not considered before trial