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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-0001-004-3248 BR42-42 to BR42-43C

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To his Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The petition of the Subscribers, Citizens of Washington County respectfully Showeth;

That one Richard B Yocum a citizen of Washington County Stands charged on indictment before the Washington Circuit Court for the offence of murder committed on the person of one H C Miller on or about the day of Nov 1862 of which offence the following is the Item statement, as understood in this community H. C. Miller from the commencement of the Rebellion has been a violent Secessionist and taken a very active part as Such and withal had been a very bad man having killed as many as three men during his life time.

While Gen'l Buell's army was passing through Kentucky, and to the date of his death he occupied and busied himself with arresting Furloughed Soldiers and paroling them, pretending to be a confederate officer, making himself a great terror to Union Soldiers visiting their homes

Richard B Yocum, was a private in Company D. 10th Ky Vol Infy and visiting his home in Washington County at the time on a sick leave

Said Yocum in Company with one or two other Soldiers of the 4th Ky Vol Infy as we are informed, were visiting a neighbors house

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when the aforesaid H C Miller came and demanded their Surrender, Saying that he had forty men near at hand, and that he would kill the last one of them if they refused to comply with his terms, and further more that he intended to drive every d-d Union Soldier from the county. Upon these Soldiers refusing to surrender a difficulty ensued and Yocum shot and killed Miller. Said Miller had always been a very bad man, and busied himself making threats against Union Soldiers, driving them away from their homes. Richard B. Yocum was a good Soldier was honorably discharged from the United States Service in December last by reason of expiration of term of service and is now living at his home in Washington County, a peaceable and quiet citizen and wishes so to continue. While doing service in the army he received a severe wound in his left hand, and is now a pensioner on the United States pension list. He is a very poor man and unable to bear the expense of a protracted and tedious trial to establish his guilt or innocence. We would therefore respectfully and earnestly pray that he be pardoned of the offence charged against him

and Your petitioners will Ever pray &co

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John.S. Cozine John Cheatham N M Pope James W Sweeny John W Satisly William J Gordon John M Boyd F. M. Graham James Hays Jas. P Calhoun Jas. A. James Geo W Thurman G. J. Bosley F W Coleman James montgomery C R C. B. Butner T B Brewer thomas lawler L. B. H Hardin R S Peters daniel louis E. G. Lewis Wm Keeling james kelling John J Hall mark harden James F. B. Gray Elija Kelling Austin S Seey harson pinksone William foster A D Cranch Davis W Sole A R Burns Squire h wakfield John Domre alford harden james hatchet John Brothers johon C hachet James ewing Elijah Colvin Richard Dennis Parchal corin Jesse S Robinson Smith Robinson William Stine Wilburn Hutcherson

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Jas W Hardin Jr J B. Hardin Tavis Manley William H Cheatham Samuel louis William Hood Jas M Hardin Charles Hendricks Wm Hendricks Dorman Cheser Samuel Cheser James Cheser William Lewis Eleven White James Burkhead Thomas.A. Hardin

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23rd 1865

There is a low green valey on the old Kentucky Shore where I wild many Happy orus away seting and a Singing by the little Door whare I left my darling nelly gray &c

John C Ewing

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To his Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Govener of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The petition of the subscribers Citizens of the County of Washington respectfully Showeth:

Richard Gadtley W H Thomas Williams Jesse ,R, Williams James S. Hardisty Auston Hazdon Henry Harding William Hardesty John Hardisty William T Hardesty Daniel Bishop William Bishop Robert T Bishop J, W, Cheser William &M Cheser John Mattingly Thos. S. Sweeney Daniel Ryan Sanferd Curtsinnger William A. Tevey Philip Burkhead david Croud A W Breckenridge William C matingley Allin thomas W Prather E Soloman Rays Elijah Colvin Milton A Shields Steven Pire thomas Pire Samuel White Elisha White R M Champiion Edward Champion James Rigdon Granderson Mayes Loudon G Keeling Levi Carey Benjamin Kelling J R Mitchel Mathew White Joseph Hays John W May thomas A Wilson calvin crosle Robert Hays William Hahn J Vardaman Hahn John.M. Neale N. S. Hahn Francis B Mitchell Richard A Mitchell William E Mitchell John Snider Aaron Clark harison Colter Stare Colter Jenson Colter James W Woodward Javin Homan Coalmon Cutsinger John schooler Judwell Pinkston A. B. Pinkston James mayes John Song John Lutan Bery hatchet

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Banster hatchet Jarvis Hughes S Samuel Sading Daniel T Bishop John.W. Hughes John C. Ewing Jr William armstrong Asher Scott Isaac M Graham Obediah Cratham W Eli Arls Beares thomas matingly Henry Chather william millborn F M Hardin Henry W Scott Alfred Snider Jefferson Hill James A Snider Thomas K Snider Lee M Homan William A James Y Pratts James.A. Seay James Cheatham John R Rynes M G Noe A Leander Foster James Cheatham green o Chardin William Skimmahoan Silas McHughes R D Noel Martin V. Crouch John White Daniel Carney W G Hupp George Mack Andrew.J. Foster John D Reed John Godttery James F Hungett John.M Mayes Charles Burkhead James M Hill Mark Coulter Bradford Breeding Levi L White William White Samuel S Birkhead L. A. Burns Obed Cheatham James.M. Sherley R Sale Robt Stines Isaac Lynch Spencer Coulter john M ingrum pemthan Tomlinson J W Cranes Berry Scruggs Booker Cleary John Stines James M Lynch Meredth Lynch Colman R Cheatham George Shirley T G krept James M Cheser John W Hendrix Josiah Ingram William Nichs John W Goatly Mason S Jas T hayden Robert Goatley John..S.. Gregory P. T. Sanham John H Barlow