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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-0001-004-3338 BR42-178 to BR42-179

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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlett Govenor of Kentucky

The undersigned petitioners citizens of Lawrence County Ky would respectfully represent that at the Last term of the Lawrence Circuit Court in October last an indictment was made, against Jno Copley for the murder of John Williamson, the facts of which case are as we verily believe that the said John Williamson was a notorious thief and Gurilla, had robbed many of the homes, wives and children of the Union men whilst they were engaged in the defence of their country and very many of the good citizens were greatly injured and outraged by this man Williamson and when he was captured he was

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shot not as we believe by Copley but by some one else and the opinion prevails that it was some one now engaged in the prosecution of this case Copley was a Home Guard in West Virginia and the witnesses for him are Virginians and he does not nor do we believe he can get their attendance at Court we further represent that Capt. Ira Copley is a good citizen has always been respected and we unhesitatingly say that Copley would not comitte murder. we therefore pray your Excellency to pardon said Copley- of the offense charged in said Indictment

Thos D. Marcum John Brownley William Ratcliffe Harrison Stansbury John Lawson Harman Stroud James Storm John.W. Holt John Rousley James Akers John Flutty Goodden Atkins David Bartram

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Moses Damron Walter Queen Greenvil Porter John Queen John.R. Smith Aaron Preston Marcus manard snr John M Johnson Marcus Manard junr William manard D. Mitchell Wilson damron William Damron James W Perry Elias H Braldrig Stanley Copley Thos. Cartmill Isham Collins L. G. Damron Jesse Mills J. N. Riley Collins Lewis Thompson Thomas Salmons Wesley Wellman Patton Thompson Jackson Spalding Nathaniel Rakins William Pauley Jesse Hooser Elisha Frashel Thoms Kirk Richard Wiley Samuel Bartan G $ Peal W S Hammons Charles Whit Milton Munsy Lewis Akers Warren Robison John Weeler Geo, W. Crum James Muncy Charles Wilson Isom Muncy S. W. Muncy L C Quelin S Z Frasher Thomas Fuller John Kirk Samuel Webb Jr William Webb

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John Sullivan John John B Browning Jesse manard Jackson Artup Thomas Bartram J W. Wallis Milton Bowman William Sulivan Wm Raleson Owen Adkins J A Wellman Henley Copley A Perry Henderson Robinson Mitchel Perry Geo Wadkins S S Mainard William A Defoe William Frasher Simeon mainard B. F. Copley George hinkle George Adkins Alvin manard Cushing Frank Eliza maynard R. D. Brown Henry H Gilkison Sanders Adkins grnb Prince James Pasley G C Pilh Wassim Short H Pickett Burrell Adkins Aaron Brewer John Pack Harrison Copley Shahn samsonal hannon James Weiller John Pack richard Kirk Thomas S. Damron

Pardon offence