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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-0001-004-3409 BR42-289 to BR42-292

Washington County, Kentucky Washington County, Kentucky 1865-07-05 Petition English Version 1 of page "6": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "6": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "5": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "5": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To his Excellency Thomas. E. Bramlette Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

We the undersigned citizens of Washington County and state of Kentucky do petition and pray your excellency to pardon James Maddox who is at this time confined in the penitentiary of Kentucky we admitt the grand Jury for Washington County and State of Kentucky did on the 20 day of September 1863 accuse the said Maddox of aiding and abetting the murder of William. A. Brothers which murder was commited in July 1863 in the county aforesaid and at the April term of the Washington Circuit Court in the town of Springfield 1865 a Jury found the said Maddox guilty of manslaughter and first his punishment by confinement in the penitentiary for five years we admitt that William. A. Brothers was shot and killed in a fight with some united States soulgers in the County of Washington and state of Kentucky in July 1863 the soulgers stated that they war going to arrest the said Brothers as a rebel citizen and stated that it war there bisness to arrest all such men and the said Maddox ware in company with the united states soulgers and when the united states soulgers called on the said Brothers to hault and guive himself up which he refused to do and insted of the said, Brothers surrending the Brothers called on the united states soulgers to surrender to him and drew his pistol and shot one of the soulgers and at which time some one shot and killed the said Brothers we further state that

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we know James Maddox to be a union man and William A. Brothers and family to be rebels and infavor of the confedart states and against the united states and we do further state that the said Maddox was a good quiet citizen and we are satisfied that the united states soulgers fougt the said Maddox to go with them to make the arrest we father state that they ware know know proof before the court that the said Maddox shot the said Brothers but war proved by a mu number of witnesses that war in company when the united states soulgers attemed to make the arrest the said Brothers shoot two shotts at the shoulgers and one of the shotts tuck an affect in the neck of one of the shoulgers and Brothers shot the first shot at the soulgers when the soulgers attempted to arrest him they war two shotts at Brothers by one of the soulgers and we do know that James Maddox did not shoot nor attempt to shoot we or satisfied that the said Maddox did not have a fare trial wherefore we pay his relaise from the penitentiary and restoard to all the rights of a citizen of the county of Washington and state of Kentucky and fore other proper relief

July the 5 1865 William Mare John Lea John Lambert A J Hern William Larson Samuel H gowin nathan lawson William E George hellard James polly J J simpson J C eroslow

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John hellard James Hays Samuel Divine S W paly James F Divine Levei Hooper Henry isom Squar lowry Edwad Robrds George W Lambert S. G. Foster G. N. Divine George Divine William Hearar John. W. Leathers A. J. Webb Girlford Helland Michael Perkins Merit Drury Thomas Anderson William H. Goodlet John S Sea Garit Kelley James H Coalter Peter Walledge Jason Long Samuel Long Bowling G Haliday Jessa Drury Jackson Griton Thomas Monroe Robert Brown J J Goodlet Thomas Maddox Nathaniel oldham James Monroe S B Rothchild James M Louis B B Robinson Marton Barnett Capt J Barnett J. M. Hawthorn James t Egerton William Yager Bradford Breeding Thos Kirkland Leonard. H. Sea Jr John Brown John Southerland Winkfield Reed Willim Ransdell Cager Rigdon Richard Dennis Wm Humbs James Robinson Marion Sately A J Butner John W Powers Wm Sharp Charles Bornut James Rutherford

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J. M. Linsey John ^his X mark^ Hilbert thomis riley Henry Yocom Rodrick Hamilton Jacob McManis J W Burton S S Brown Haglin Gritton Calvin Vest James Tobom Auston Sea francis rigdion John H Trent William holt John grider T Sam Denny Gordan Pryce Edwards ^his X mark^ Helard Charley Monrow William riley P. C Richardson James graham D. C. Dorsey James B robison S. S. Lea J L Sea J. W. Bunch G. Cornish Wm O. B. Pulinn F. E. Cammack S J Yates A A Owen B P Jefferson Hill Wm Yates William Edwards A Wells C M. Grider Joseph richison E. W. Royalty Jr Enoch Royalty Hayden Southerland John T Holiday A Dearringer Irvin Simpson Joseph Sims John Dearinger Benjamin F crow James M Crow J. H. Phillips Sidney Phillips M D hendren Howard Masters g t matherley Nimrod Hendren Andrson hendren James Baker Silas henry

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Thomas adkason John A Hendren Henry Milton Elizha Royalty Burriel Lowery James W Colain G F Smith Shelby Moore Reuben Foster William Foster William H Vandier Francis hellard William H Moore John Hooper William Barker Whesley hooper Martin Daniel Hellard John W Hooper ive southerland Henry Hellard thomas West James West Richard West William West E Brigs W. S. Perkins John Lowry David Foster James Divine James Elgi Quinn Wm P Perkins John h Noel William.B. Foster William Robson Thomas Hendren W B Tatum Jacob Brown John Royalty John Riley Riley Squire Dinkston James Hays James kinder P H Head John Hill Nimrod Hendren John R Smith Robert McMyers James Pinkston George Foster David Comly John C Beesley Thomas Light Wilson Milburn John Long William Brown Richard Gardner William Nickles

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David Hendren John Baker Sidney Hendren Moses Baker Benjamon Gardner John Shuemaker John Riley Thomas Robinson irin Brown David Dearinger albert riterby Albert Riley Jacob Holt George Satterly Wm Satterly Wm.B. Boman Isaac Holt W. H. Monroe Abraham Holt James Harris William foster John Masters Green Barrens