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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-0001-004-3460 BR42-377 to BR42-378

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

The undersigned Jurymen who sat upon the case of the Commonwealth vs. William Bradford, convicted of "Grand Larceny" and sentenced to one years inprisonment, at the present term of the Jefferson Circuit Court, Members of the bar and others who heard the testimony in said cause humbly petition your Excellency to exercise your pardoning power in behalf of said Bradford. Respectfully representing, to your Excellency that they understand that the unfortunate prisoner has a family in Missouri dependent upon his exertions for their support that he has suffered nearly six months confinement in the county Jail- and that by the calculation of the jury the articles said to be stolen only exceeded, the ^in^ gold value, of four dollars by the sum of seventeen cents by praying you to grant to said Bradford a pardon for this offense.

We remain Respectfully Yours.

Go McKiney S M Groves R. H. Sheppard W. H Furgurson William P. H. Watkins Jr H. A Durnny J. G. White P A N Bradly H Strauss F B Green John Price - Foreman

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Jefferson Cir ct vs Wm Bradford Refused

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His Excellency Thos E Bramlett Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

We the undersigned members of the bar of Louisville believing that it will not be detrimental to public interest, ask your Excellency to pardon the within named "William Bradford" convicted of "Grand Larceny" at the present term of Jefferson Circuit Court

R. M. J. Pound J. D. Harrington J. P. Gailbreath W E Woodruff Jno. C. Spencer Rowan Buchanan H. C. Thomas ast Jailor Geo L. Todd P H Thorpe . A. Atchison jr Richard. A. Jones. J D Duncan Lytle Buchanan R H Allen Ben M. Harney Wm L. Jackson Wm H. Riley James R W Smith