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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-0001-004-3264 BR42-66 to BR42-66A

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To His Exlancy Thos.E. Bramlette Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioners would most respectfully state that at the fall term of the Jefferson circuit court 1863 Isaiah Farris and Thos Farris was covicted of felony and sentanced to confinement in the state prison for four years now your petitioners would most respectfully state that they know the boys and their habits and they have been law abiding and good citizens up to this charge and that this is the only violation of law of which they have ever been guilty and would further state that the boys are of a very tender ages being only about 18 years of age. and induced from surrounding circumstances as they were did violate the law for which we think and feel they have been punished sufficiently we therefore pray your Exilency to pardon and releas them and we will ever pray &c,

James Hardisty N. A. Wellitt William Hardesty Ramon Mattingly John W Cheshur William H Cheshur (Sen) W W Cheshur (Jn) Thos Cheatham pashel Colum Jesse Rey Soloman Kays John Yocum Thos Kirkland S. D. Hale Calvin vest J. F. Wilson Elijah Colvin S marksburg H. J. Campbell Robert S. Mitchell Robrt Rua Jas D. Keeling

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William Milban Sidney. S. Lea H. A. Hangate William Dabevers Squire A Cooksey John ,S, Stapp Samuel Tatom A W Breckenridge J. A. Seay J. M. Mayes Wm Edwards Joseph Logsdon J. J. Demaree D. R. Mays John Charles Hungate David W Crouch P. C Ritchardson John S Baley John Sutton George Philip Martin Curtsinger Farris Yocom Squire Wakefield J R Mitchell G W Vanderentree William Stine J. H. Whitten George. R Yocom S N Burns A Harden

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Jefferson Ct Ct J & T. Farris