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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-0001-004-3450 BR42-364A

Metcalfe County, Kentucky Metcalfe County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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His excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

We the undersigned Justices of the peace of Metcalf county Ky would most respectfully represent to your excellency that we constituted the examining court for the trial of J E Mitchell charged with the killing of John Clark and Sent him on to further trial but granted him bail which he gave He was indicted by the grand Jury of Metcalf county charged with murder and is now on bail We necessarily heard all the evidence during Said examination and most earnestly ask for executive clemency and request you to grant him a pardon We discharged for duty conscienciously and believe that our decision was right and proper but desire that the governor under his power to interpose executive clemency Should exercise that power in this case and pardon the accused

S. N. Edwards J. P. M C T G Shuffitt J P M C

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Penitentiary

His excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governer of Kentucky

We the undersigned citizens of Metcalf county and vicinity would most respectfully petition and earnestly request your excellency to pardon J E Mitchell who is indicted in the Metcalf circuit court for the killing of John Clark

James Mitchell J A Dowel R. P. Beauchamp Joseph Baird Greenville Smith Th. A. Morrison A.. S Freeman T D Crenshaw D. Z. Stork Wm H Williams J.. T. Mcinteer R. D. Shannon C. P. Porter J. S. Withers Paddy Thompson Alex Edwards Otho Naylor James G Lee David Wels P L Malone Paschal Malone R. W. Price J. R. Beauchamp H. N. Beauchamp Wm Henderson Samuel Walker Joseph H Hubbard Isaac B Stovall Jas. T. Jones J A Norris Barton J Blades Joseph PaceJoseph Hubbard William Hubbard William ^M.^ Hessy John R Keen John H Keen T W Bagley John J. Bloydes James P. Price Calvin M Rogers Henry T Rogers

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James acheson James O Nelson Joseph H Nelson Zidner CoffyRobert W. CoffyG W Coomer W M Coomer Shelby Coomer James. H. Pendleton W. A. Diddle P Y. Estes. Samuel. W. Mitchell Wm M Yates R H Dowel R J Williams J S Dowel M. D. L. Mitchell Alexander Williams Wm P Mitchell R W Dowel Enoch Gregory R H Young Clk Metcalf Cir. ct. W Beard L. Knight J. P. Samuel Shannon John W Beauchamp J Mitchel G C Wilcoxen