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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-0001-004-3468 BR42-392 to BR42-393

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Bracken Criminal Ct vs W D. Ratcliffe

To His Excellency The Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned citizens of Bracken County, represent to yr Excellency that at the recent Term of the Bracken Circuit ^Criminal^ Court, W. D. Ratcliffe, was indicted by the Grand Jury for said County, for the Crime of murder, committed by killing James M. Cullen.

We understand that a petition is in Circulation (under the auspices of the Counsel & friends of the prisoner, men of influence in the County) for signatures, praying yr Excellency to pardon the accused.

We the undersigned impartial citizens of said County, beg leave most respectfuly but most earnestly to remonstrate, against the exercise of Executive Clemency, in the present case, in advance of Van a judicial investigation, & the action of a jury of the Country upon the Case. We will not anticipate this inquiry & action of the Court & jury; it is certain to be discreet & impartial, but we beg leave to assure yr Excellency, that to interfere in this case, in advance, would shock the public sensibility, & serious impair the confidence ^respect^ of the people of Bracken for the great & wise power of pardon, vested in the Chief magistrate of the Commonwealth We are most respectfully, & dutifully

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Yr Excellencys obedient servants &c J. R. Askin C T Helvy Charles Gusnegen Hugh Kennedy L N Gallaspy H Bebley Evan.T. Howard Wm Hitt J C Jeffeson J S Hitt J T Hitt F Kyeblan G W Butler Wm Bubler A. H. Bratton James Mclane John Bratton J A. Pointer William owens William Brown B Daley B Walkk Daniel Jusko Z. P. Trueax A P Culp N. R. Culp Robison Kerns O. A. Cleveland Riley Prewitt Benjn.O. Calvin

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Bennet Colvin W. H. Routt James Breye Jos. F Hamilton John Candy Wm Gillespie John K Miller John F. Williams Wm H Lemmons J W Mclanahan Eli Watson N. D. C. King James Cermody S E. Marshall L H. Denman W. C. Printy Geo. W. Printy J. W. Marshall P R Lucas Geo Hamilton William Nesbit B Gihirty S Shuwater

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Johon W Mann John W Wood John W Jenkins Jesse P Howard Elizah Jett Squire Washburne Elizah Jinkins Elizah Jett Jr Robt Kennon William W. Kennon John Adams John S Reed David Wordman Robert Coleman Sen P. J. Trueax W Raitt H. W. Burns Jas Price Isaac Helvy William McConnell T Wilson D. W. Odgen Squire Mann C Beouch J Benson A A Askin D C Askin A Pope G F Askin Thomas gleeson Nimrod Routt Bela Odgen H J Cleveland S. L. Snodgrass Porter Jett Jr P G Bernard A P Brown S.. Haley J. P. Moore G.. F.. Johnson Thos. P. Howard Jas T Howard W. C Fields Peter Mann F S McDowell T. J. Duncan M C Washburn A J Duncan James Brown Henry Ogdon Noah Johnson Jos Duncan R M Colman N Poley G W Rodgers Peter Donnelly Wm, A, Moore Alfred Myers A Routt