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 November 12, 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-0001-004-3466 BR42-389 to BR42-390

Bath County, Kentucky Bath County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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His Excellency Thos E Bramlett Govnor of the Commonwelth of Kentucky would Respectfully Represent to your Excellency that Freeland Jackson a youth of about 14 years old at the time was persuaded off by a Band of Merauders against His fathers will & was Hid and kept out of the way of His father Control that Said Band is acused of Divers thefts and no Indictment against said Boy But is forfeit the will be He asks your Excellency to pardon Him He Claims that He never done any thing But was with them a short Time His father and family is Respectfully able and Reside in Bath County He prays your Excellency to Extend Him the Benefit of the Executive Clemency and grant him a full pardon for the above offences

Yours Respectfully Freeland Jackson

the petitioners names Elder :Jas: Adams Robert Frisby Samuel Power Sanford Power John T faudere R W Walker W. S. Pierce G. W. McCormick Edward Power John T Power James F. Morrison Ben Power Salomon Rathwell Wm.. Rathwell Nathaniel Alexander Robert Wigington T N Perry C M Hanks J. W. Moore by Hanks Joseph H Johnson Francis Johnson

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Until an accusation is made either in the form of Warrant or Indictment no Pardon can be made to apply-

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