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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-0001-004-3503 BR42-441 to BR42-442

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To his Excellency of The Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned citizens of Kent of Union County will respectfully represent to your Excellency that John Albert a former citizens of this county Stands indicted under a charge of Larciny (Stealing a Saddle). we understand the facts to be in Substance as follows. that at a night meeting in this county. Alberts Saddle was taken from his horse & a preachers Saddle was put on in Sead, by Some unknown person influenced by mischief or by design. Albert rode home during the night, & his Servant took charge of his horse, & hid his Saddle as he had been directed to do, as guerillers had been in the habit of taking his Saddle bridles &c. when the next morning man come & asked for the saddle & as explanation given, the Saddle was Sent for by Albert & given up & for which he now stands Indicted. Albert is now absent from this county & though delicacy will never return unless pardoned. we have known him from his infancy to Manhood. he is a gentleman in every respect & is far above the commission of the crime he is charged with. we want him back as a citizen. & we earnestly pray that your Excellency will pardon him & permit him to return to his native country & the act will accord with public Sentament

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33 G. P. Riggs S Clements John W. A P Mitchell S J mitchell Robert Spalding Peter Abell J W Manning C B Hager S B Hughes J M young Peter harmon James W Dyer Alex G. Ray Wm J Markwell R. A. Waller C. C. Mattingly Wm Wilson D S W C G B Catlet Ben Compton C. S. Long W H Compton J H Butter James Agin Jas M Wilcott C B Johnson Geo F Hughes E. J. Evans T. g. Slatin L. D. Barber J C Compton James A Rice Joseph Achils Frank Drury 33 Saml T Riggs B. N. Gibbs Robt W thomas J P Peter Berry F. F. Wallace Edward D. Scott U. S A George F Johnson George W Johnson L H Blue R. H. Dawson George G Delany Owen Perkins E. Y. Cowgill C. G. Halt J. A Spalding D C James Thos. D Givens Thos. S. Chapman M. K. Waller Jos. H. Williamson Y C Weil John Gilligan Henry Fink John King W. H. Bruce John.K. Barnett Nathenan Pembrten R A Spalding R P Catlett John R Thompson John M. Tompson George H. Weding E Wallace James Logsdon G. A. Trumbo

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29 L. B. Willett C. F. Shanks T F Hall R. Cambrose J D Howell H Cowgill H Delany J N Catten T M Perrin M. Y Todisman S A Graham P. A Hager Jno. W. Perkins Sam Bruce Geo W Riddle John B Riddle Wm H Riddle G. S. Blackwell J. Raley H. Green M M Berry L S Hodgins Henry Coburn Wm M Neil C. W. McCormick B. F. Perkins Jno B. Hardy M. C. Hardy W G Hughes Thornton Mobley Abram Potts Jno P. Chapman Matthew Bartley 34 Jefferson Higginson Adam H Smith William Hager Jefferson T Hopwood William.H. Rice J. P. Hardy Geo W. Rudd Wm M. Hopwood John W Offutt G. H. Chapman L. L. Braddock Robert Fletcher John Maloy William Gregg Joseph G Vance Ben Moore John Bass William Bass W S Young John Quisenbury Albert Quisenbury Thos B Anders Sr James Tompson J. W Smith G W Smith R D Smith Wm S Buckner Nelson Tucker Caleb Tucker Thomas reasor Marion King J A Wright D P Dempsey Thomas Taylor

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W F McArthur PJames B. Slaton Q. F. Smith E. C Sellers P. R. payne G. W. Sellers Joseph Rudd H B Sellers H G Barker B Veatch Wm S Rofinor Frank Braddock S. F Neel James Drury William Mattingly W P Tucker William Henry J G Anderson Tom.F. Wares Wm T Lear A Sutterall

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