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 November 12, 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-0001-004-3385 BR42-255

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To His Excellency, Tho's E. Bramlette, Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned respectfully represent that at the March Term 1864, of the Webster Circuit Court, an indictment was found against W. H. Brown, for willfully and maliciously shooting one George M. Davidson, with the intent to Kill him. The facts of the case, as they are informed and believe them to be, are as follows, sometime prior to the shooting charged in the indictment, three men came by night to the house of Brown, and after treating him rudely and insultingly, took one of his horses and carried it away, Brown was satisfied that one of the three, was Davidson, who was then connected with the guerrillas infesting the county. Afterwards, Davidson came to his home, and Brown ordered him from his premises, Davidson replied in insulting and threatening language whereupon Brown went into his house, seized his shotgun and fired upon him, Davidson may have been struck in some part, by a shot, but was not seriously impaired,

The undersigned are well acquainted with Mr. Brown, and would state that he is a sober, quiet, orderly and peaceable citizen

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and a worthy member of community, and they are satisfied ^he^ was impelled to the act, only by the indignant outrage which he believed Davidson had perpetrated upon him, Not knowing the companions of Davidson when the wrong was done him, he is without proof of the fact, The above is the case as stated by him, and we are satisfied fo its truthfulness. We think it a case deserving the exercise of Executive clemency, and respectfully petition your Excellency to grant him a pardon, and relief from the indictment

O. Waddell James W. Wilkins F. M. Nisbett S. B. Nisbet Thos E Young Jas G Todd Joseph Fuquay James Nisbet S. Rour S. C. Wood J. S. G. L. W G Nisbet John Ray J Writchett S W Witt Jno.N. Taliaferro Grant Green J L Peyton A K Bradley C. H. Young John T. Scott G H Miston J M Compton Depty From Marshall Hopkins county Wm. M. Young J D Browning John G Spardwell John B Frost W. C. Noel Col 70th Ky Regt E M Geo. W. Noel W F Nisbet J M Shackelford C. W. Cook Robt. B. Speed