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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-0001-004-3471 BR42-396 to BR42-397

Crittenden County, Kentucky Crittenden 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 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlett Govenor of the Commonwealth of kentucky 15th

Your Petitioner William Morgan would respectfully represent that on the 15th day of November 1865 The Grand Jury of Crittenden County in the State of Kentucky accused Franklin Gibson William Morgan the petitioner Stephen Young and George Pilant of the offence of Forciably Rescueing one James Guesst from the Jail of Crittenden county where he was lawfully detained upon a charge of Felony, Now your petitioner would State that he is in no wise guilty of the charge made against them in the sd Indictment he denies most posatively that he gave either aid, or counsel, or in anywise abetted the party who did Rescue the said Guesst, that he is not guilty of said charge in whole or in part wherefore he prays that your Excellency will interpose and grant him a full pardon against said charge

And we the undersigned petitioners would Represent that we are acquainted with William Morgan, who is a Young man but Just grown to manhood, Raised in this community an orphan without father or mother, has hither to bourn a good character

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Served a term in the Federal army, was a brave and gallant Soldier, and now at home he is a peaceable quiet citizen and in our opinion is not guilty of the act charged is poor and unable to have himself properly defended Wherefore we ask for him the executive clemency

James W. Lyarnatt Leander H Hughes J J Hughes J. H. McClusky D. C. Baird James T. Jones W. J. L. Hughes J J Hughes Sen A Anderson Marion W. S. Clark Jesse F Paris L A Ghent Isaacs Spur A. J. Baker G. S. james Robt Whalen Jas Threlkeld Wm F Parris R. L. Clark Lewis. H. Parris

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S. C. Young W J Paris Jesse Baird M S Richardson F A Duncan G Porter William Nothiam E. M Duncan W. B. Lernen H S Brainert R L Brainert F charatening Elisha Conger J T Conger James W Paris L B Hunt E D Brawner B D Brawner G. W. Howerton H B Jones John R Boyd J C Pulyers L. C. Travis F E Criden Nathan Gravy

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Crittenden C't C't vs F. Gibson, W. Morgan, S. Young & G. Pilant.

William Morgan } Petition