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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-0001-004-3506 BR42-445 to BR42-446

Adair County, Kentucky Adair 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 Thos E. Bramlette Gov of Ky.

Your Petitioner Walker Cox, resident of Adair County Ky. & who resides near the Casey & Taylor County lines. & 20 Miles from Columbia; states that he is Indicted in the Adair Circuit Court for Hog Stealing which is & of which he is innocent.

He says at the request of James Chelf he did assist him the said Chelf to kill Two Hogs in the daytime & which were dressed at the House of said Chelf which Hogs Chelf said were wild hogs & pestering his feeding place, & which your petitioner thought was & still believes to be true. & twelve months afterwards & after said Chelf fell out with him he the said Chelf procured said Indictment. That it is a great distance to attend trial & he Two of of His witness by whom he can contradict & invalidate said Chelf one So infirm & old that he cannot procure their attendance at Court.

wherefore he prays pardon &c.

Walker Cox

We the citizens & neighbors of said Walker Cox, who know him both before & since his return from the Federal Army. Say that we believe said Walker

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Cox ^innocent^ of any blame in the said Indictment charged & believe the charge against him grounless & pray the govr to pardon him from the charges in the Indictment.

A list of names F Goode John Goole : William J Christenson thomas Christenson Jesse D Simpson Henry york David B munn Samuel S Goode Robert Wohl William Bass J W Bass J S Wood Robert thomas Wood W A Wood G A Wood John L Chisham A. T Pointer James.W. McDonald Wilim low Wilim B markis John Stepen Joel noel James Woodrum Larkin nol William H. Rakes Benjamin Rakes

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Elisha.W. Rakes John.G. Rakes Thomas Bland Elisy pinter Wiliam pinter F R tucker James Henderson B. W. Tucker M. W. Pruitt Sandy A. Wise A T Pruitt J. W. Pruitt uriah tungel Thomas.M. Read Philip. M. Read Wm Means Uriah malone J O. Mercer John B Mann Thos D Fergurson J G Williamson WIlliam A Moore Thos. G. Sharp R L Burrees John Wood Wm G Wood John F Campbell Jefferson Smith A. H. Williamson

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J S Chisham Andrew w Chisham Jas. L. Grinstead Lewis Grinstead Stepen Wright

Adair Cir Ct vs Walker Cox