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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-0001-004-3440 BR42-347 to BR42-348

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Commonwealth of Kentucky To His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette Gov. of the State of Kentucky

Your Petitioners would respectfully inform you that one William R. Matthis late a private of Co "B" 5th Ky. Cav. while belonging to said service was accused of horse stealing of which crime he was tried by the Monroe Circuit Court at its Oct. term 1865. found guilty and sentenced to confinement in the Penitentiary for the term of six years. Now Gov. this man is of such a nature that he could be persuaded by influential persons to do wrong which no doubt was the case, and as we think he has served long enough to make reparations for the crime We would most respectfully ask you to release him of said confinement. We would further say that as the last Legislature passed an act releasing all soldiers from Indictments found against them for crimes committed while in the service we think it nothing but justice that those already convicted should receive the benefit of the same act by you confering it upon them by the power vested in you by the constitution. Hoping you will consider the case & act as your best judgement dictates we remain your humble petitioners &c-

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The following are names and acquaintances of said Matthis mostly living in Tennessee-

Tennesseans James Croford John Right Late Lieut Co B. 5th Ky Cavalry Geo W Clemens Late Lieut Co F 1st Regiment Tenn. Mounted Infty Parrish Sims Kentuckians Bennet Spear J peonkin John B. Riggs

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