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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-0001-004-3326 BR42-162 to BR42-163

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To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlett Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioners Mason Baily C. C. Hanks & William H Tutt States that they stand indicted in the Wolfe Circuit Court in Three cases charged with the offense of 1st Mason Baily with shooting with intent to kill 2nd C C Hanks ^WH Tutt^ with Grand larceny Horse Stealing & 3d Wm H Tutt with the offense of Carring Consealed deadly weapons they further state that at the time of Committing Said offense's that they were all regular Soldiers of the Confederate Army and acting under orders of their Superior officers and that they did not feloniously committ said offences or any part thereof We therefore ask your excellency to pardon us and that we be hense released from Said charges and will forever pray

Mason Baily C. C. Hanks & Wm H Tutt

We the undersigned Citizens of Wolfe County Ky recomend the foregoing Petitioners as fit Subjects for executive Clemency & believe that they ought to be pardoned and will therefore ask that same be done &c Yours &c

Names R. L. Trimble Wm Gillmore James F Tutt Names William M. Stamper Wesley Combes A. J. Ashbury William Robson

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John Booth John Forton James M Dubb G. Evans William S Horton James Spencer William Perry H D Spradling A H Quillin A. P. Lacy C W C C C.C. Hanks Henry G. W Cox Wm H. P. Huff Stephen Falson J. P. W. C. John Shephard H B Crawford Thomas G. Henry Stephen Tutt George Asbwery Bracken Brewer John J Barker William..R.. Rye George M D. S. Tamper F M S Tamper C. W. Stamper Anderson Patrick C Asburry S. Tutt H Tutt Wm A Henry A.. P.. Vickett M E Ohair William Ohair Thos. K. Tutt J. P. W. C Washington Combs William Cloud Wm Hamond James N Rose Jackson T Tutt John Tutt Andrew Combs Rily Combs Calvin Falks George W Fulks Fielden Cox James Cox John Cox N.. Fulks John Thonen Joseph Landrum Lewis brawer

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Wolfe Cir Ct vs Mason Baily shooting C C Hanks & Wm H Tutt H. steal To } Petition shooting with intent to kill Horse Stealing Carrying Concealed weapons

Wm H Tutt C. W. no 43 Pardon