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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-0001-004-3489 BR42-422 to BR42-423

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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlett Gov of Ky

We would respectfully represent that in May 1864 a horse was taken from Elihu Wells in Perry County & John Pace was suspected of stealing said horse. William Cooks ^Coats^ a young man who is a cripple was tr travelling from Harlan to Clay county on foot and Pace let him ride the horse & he was seen with it, there was but little proof against Pace & it was intended to use Coots as a witness but as he did not reside in Perry County the grand Jury of Said county returned an indictment against Pace & him jointly so that the Whole facts could be brought out, they were both arrested & previous to the present term of the Perry Circuit Court Pace died;

The prosecution & the Community are satisfied that Coots is not guilty yet he was seen in possession of the horse & can make no proof whatever as to how he came by him- Coots is a young man of good character is very poor- & it will of necessity

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put him to great troube & expense to defend the case & as the whole object was to try to convict Pace who was the guilty party We Earnestly hope your Excellency will pardon the said William Coots.

Shadrach Combs John A Duff M L Rice Robt Braddaus Jr Clark Joseph Hill John F. Begley Johnny Yonger Combs Wm John Dishman Lucas William Baker G W Davis William Sizemore W C Fields G H morgan Samuel Combs Lyttle L A Ryner Robert Hamilton

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We are satisfied that the within named William Coots ought to be pardoned_

Granville Pearl H. F. Finley Josiah.H. Combs

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Perry Rejected John Pace