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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-0001-004-3294 BR42-115 to BR42-116

Laurel County, Kentucky Laurel County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned petitioners would Respectfully represent to Your Excellency That Daniel Steel a citizen of Whitley County Ky. was at the March Term of the Laurel Circuit Court, tried in Said Court on the charge of Felony, and convicted and sentenced to two years confinement in the State Penitentiary where he is now in pursuance thereof confined-

We citizens of Laurel County where the offense was committed and the trial had, some of us having heard the trial before the Court, all of us being well acquainted with the facts of the case, concur in stating to Your Excellency, our belief that State was not Morally guilty of Felony That attempt we believe the Jury who tried the case, honestly discharged what they conceived to be their duty under the law nevertheless at the time and place of the trial a very high prejudice pervaded the public mind, growing out of the turbulent condition of society, incident to our war troubles; That a very high prejudice existed in the public mind, (perhaps justly founded) with regard to some men of bad character and lawless habits in Steele's immediate neighbourhood- which we think improperly attached to Steele, In view therefore of all these facts, we concur in the opinion that it is a case demanding Executive Clemency, That Your Excellency would be but Subserving the ends of public Justice in granting Steele an immediate pardon to Steele.

Levi Jackson fomr B. Juge

Ths J Canifax Presiding Judge 9th Larue County Court C B Farris clk Laurel Circuit Court R. Boyd James Hawkes Jarvis Jackson

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N. G. McKee Gormanof the grand jury that found the indictment vs D Steele

James S Randall H G Lillan R clk W. H. Jackson Wm.y. Moore J H Faris N. B. Jarvis James Warren B H Sowder Wiley Crook

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His Excellency Gov. Bramlette.

The foregoing petition for the pardon of Daniel Steele of Whitley County Kentucky, now confined in the penitentiary will be presented by Col. W. C Gilless of said County who will is entirely familiar with the facts of the case, and well acquainted with the prisoner and his character, and any statement he makes to your Excellency upon the subject may be relied on with implicit confidence- I fully endorse the statements made in the petition & believe a pardon ought to be granted

Respectfully W. H Randall