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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-0001-004-3407 BR42-285 to BR42-286

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To His Excellency, Thomas E. Bramlette, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The Petition of the undersigned citizens of Louisville, respectfully represent that at the January term 1863 of the Jefferson Circuit Court, Josiah Easton was convicted on an indictment for Grand Larceny. The deft. had previously sustained an excellent character for honesty. He has a wife and four children now destitute, having no support other than that supplied by the labor of the said Eaton. He had been nearly a year in prison awaiting his trial on the above charge and has been over a year in prison since his conviction. We believe that the punishment he has already suffered, and a reference to his former good character, with the fact of the helpless condition of his innocent family, are matters that will be taken into consideration and justify an exercise of the Executive clemency in his behalf.

And your Petitioners will ever pray &c.

F. Maguire J G Doyle J. M. Foree J. P. Gailbreath

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John N. Mattingly M K Murphy John W. Niven Joseph Clement John M. Farrar J Browder Wood Dannecker Jos. R Buchanan G. V. Prather Byron Bacon S. A. Atchison Phil Tomppert Jr. Joseph B. Reads B S Geoffory Silas F Miller O H Strattan Kilpatrick Strattan Jeff. Brown. F Clark Geo. Bahr A. M. Gaylay C S Standiff Baird & Price W K Thomas James S Pirtle John Cawein William

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Louisville No sufficient reason for Executive clemency therefore Refused Tho E Bramlette