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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-0001-004-3286 BR42-101

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To his Exilency Thomas E. Bramlette, Govenor of Kentucky Sir

Your Petitioners who sign this Petition would Respectfully represent = That in the fall of 1862 while following up the retreating army of Braggs on their way out of this state, Col Wolford sent a sqad of men under command of Adjutant W. D. Carpenter of the First Ky Cav from Crab Orchard Ky across towards the Big hill road, to arrest deserters and stragglers from the Rebel Army, and did arrest a great many, and that Carpenter sent Sergeant J. W. Ross, down a road some half mile from where he was on duty, and while there a man by name of McClure a stranger to Ross came up dressed considerably like a rebel soldier, whom Ross ordered to surrender, when McCure drew a pistol and snapped at Ross, when Ross fired and killed him; he was afterward tried by Court Martial and acquitted said Ross was mustered out of the army last Spring and came home, took part in the election for the amendment candidate in Garrard County, which caused Rebel Citizens to indict him before the Grand jury for Murder. In order as we believe to incarcerate him in jail or cause him to leave the country and we

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Resptly petition your Exilency to pardon him. he was a faithful Soldier and is a good citizen.

Adjutant Carpenter will make oath to the above statements.

We are very Resptly Your Obt Servts W D Carpenter