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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-0001-004-3396 BR42-269 to BR42-269A

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To his Excellency Thos. E. Bramlet Governor of ky

To Your Excellency In Oct 1864 one Mary Doolin was Shot & died from Effects of same, by a gun in hands of one Thomas Kinsloe, now in the state prison at Frankfort Ky, at hard labor,

She Mary Doolin was at Tom Kinsloes house very drunk, allways best of friends on his arrival home after doing a hard days work. Avery Industrious man, and late he finding Lady doolin drunk he & her had a fuss She tried to scald him He thought to scare her with an old shot gun, thinking it not loaded it fired penetrated her hip After being wounded She was taken to the hospital after Several days Some unskillful surgeons amputated her leg, and it was argued by the court she died by the unskillfulness of the surgeons & not so much by the shot. He Tom Thos Kinsloe was Indicted Jan/65 then tried and convicted for a time of three years 1865 We of the Jury and neighbors believe him a proper recepient of Executive relief and ask you to pardon him and let him return to his family as he has always has been a good citizen and believe him honest and think he has not been arrested for any crime Misdemeanor or Felony proceeding the charge now on him and ask You to pardon him at once

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Petitioners Robert Miller G. W. Crofts William Miller J Hutton Wm Weller Wm H Schooley Jos Cosberts Ed Harrington Hugh Briarcliff Patrick L. W. Bernnet Wm. H. Boyce Robt Dillon James Donely Denis Mahoney Thomas Muhonoley James Bailey Frank K. Hilbrick John Reddington C H. Erdmarf Thos Moran John Waters Hugh McManus Wm H. Warner Carter Landram Samuel Cooling J H Colston = Juror C. B. Smith John Candlin P. M. Jones Wm g Cornell Juryman

Please look at the note written to Jas R. Page

To your honor Thos E Bramlet Gov. of Ky. Thos Kinsloe has been as you see by petition has been a year & 1/4 in the penitentiary of the three years finding and the eight names in right column Surrounded with red ink are jurors the four others I cannot find

W A Walker

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Jefferson Cir Ct vs Thos Kinsloe Refused 64