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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0162 R3-248 to R3-249

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky James Fisher Robinson (governor, state senator, businessman, attorney, and farmer) N001004 1800-10-04 1882-10-31 Categories: People

Twenty-second governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, banker, and legislator. Son of Jonathan Robinson and Jane Black Robinson. Married to Susan D. Mansell Robinson on December 26, 1821. Father of Emilie Jane Robinson and James F. Robinson, Jr. Married Willina S. Herndon Robinson on May 30, 1842. Father of Scott Herndon Robinson, John McCracken Robinson, George Sidney Robinson, Madison Johnson Robinson, Stephen Gano Robinson, Willa Ewing Robinson, Philip Eldon Robinson, and Stephen Gano Robinson. Educated at Forest Hill Academy and Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Trustee of Georgetown College. President of the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855. Owned thirty-five enslaved persons in 1860. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 3, 1861, to September 5, 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from August 16, 1861, to August 18, 1862. Governor of Kentucky from August 18, 1862, to September 1, 1863. Returned to practicing law and farming on retiring from politics in 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 1, p. 216B, 230A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 2, pp. 235, 236, 252. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 266. John David Smith, “James F. Robinson (1862-1863),” ed. Lowell H. Harrison, Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 89-92. William Henry Engle, Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1886), 553, 556-7. Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate) N00012410 1824-06-12 1916-10-14 Categories: People

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, Penitentiary inmate. Kentucky native. Son of Joseph Sullivan and Martha Hill Sullivan. Laborer in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1859. Convicted of burglary in Louisville in 1859. Inmate of the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort in 1860. Pardoned by Governor Thomas E. Bramlette on May 5, 1864.

Relationships Legal: Kentucky State Penitentiary

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 287. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 2754. KYR-0001-004-0331. KYR-0001-004-0812. [Unknown] Sullivan (Sister of Charles T. Sullivan) N00019392 Categories: People

Kentucky resident. Sister of Charles T. Sullivan.

Relationships Familial: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate)

KYR-0001-029-0162. Mary Eliza South Trimble (Breathitt and Franklin County, KY, resident) N00019393 1830-09-29 1900-03-16 Categories: People

Breathitt and Franklin County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Daughter of Jeremiah W. South and Mary Magdalene Cockrell South. Married to Asbury Trimble on July 7, 1863. Mother of Asbury South Trimble. Resident of Breathitt County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned ten enslaved persons in Breathitt County in 1850. Resident of Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1860. Household owned sixteen enslaved persons in Frankfort in 1860.

Relationships Social: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1, p. 33A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 277. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 492B. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, KY, National 25348, State 364. "Death of Mrs. Trimble," The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, Kentucky), March 19, 1900, p. 4. "Mary Elizabeth South Trimble (1830-1900)," Find A Grave, Memorial 61830521, accessed February 19, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61830521. Monarcha E. Luckett Taylor (Franklin County, KY, resident) N00019394 1822? Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, resident. Daughter of Benjamin Luckett and Maria Luckett. Married to William K. Taylor. Mother of Richard Taylor, Maria Taylor, Ann Mary Taylor, and Bettie Taylor. Resident of Franklin County, Kentucky in 1850. Household owned two enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1850. Resident of Frankfort, Franklin County, in 1860. Owned one enslaved persons in Frankfort in 1860.

Relationships Social: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate) Familial: Ann Fenwick Luckett (Franklin County, KY, resident) Familial: Mariah Holton Luckett (Franklin County, Kentucky, resident) Familial: Benjamin Luckett (Franklin County, Kentucky, jailer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 13B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 253. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 491A. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 18195. Mariah Holton Luckett (Franklin County, Kentucky, resident) N00019395 1792? Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Married to Benjamin J. Luckett in Franklin County, Kentucky, on June 16, 1814. Mother of Mary E. Luckett, Monarcha E. Luckett, Mary E. Luckett, and Anne Fenwick Luckett. Resident of Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned ten enslaved persons in 1850. Household owned Ben [Unknown] in Franklin County in 1855. Household owned Tom [Unknown] in Franklin County in 1859. Resident of Frankfort, Franklin County, in 1860. Household owned one enslaved person in Frankfort in 1860.

Relationships Social: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate) Familial: Ann Fenwick Luckett (Franklin County, KY, resident) Familial: Benjamin Luckett (Franklin County, Kentucky, jailer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 106A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 253. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 491A. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994034, Franklin County Births. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994034, Franklin County Deaths. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 4010. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Franklin County Marriages, Film 000266192. Benjamin Luckett (Franklin County, Kentucky, jailer.) N00009280 1788? Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, jailer. Maryland native. Married to Mariah Holton Luckett in Franklin County, Kentucky, on June 16, 1814. Father of Mary E. Luckett, Monarcha E. Luckett Taylor, and Anne Fenwick Luckett. Resident of Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1830. Owned six enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1830. Resident of Franklin County in 1840. Owned four enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1840. County jailer in Franklin County in 1850. Owned ten enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1850. Owned Ben [Unknown] in Franklin County in 1855. Owned Tom [Unknown] in Franklin County in 1859. Resident of Frankfort, Franklin County, in 1860. Household owned one enslaved person in Frankfort in 1860.

Relationships Political: Michael Scott (Franklin County Laborer) Social: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate) Familial: Ann Fenwick Luckett (Franklin County, KY, resident) Familial: Mariah Holton Luckett (Franklin County, Kentucky, resident)

Fifth Manuscript Census of the United States (1830), Population Schedules, Franklin County, Northern Division, p. 122. Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Franklin County, North Division, p. 317. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 106A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 253. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 491A. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994034, Franklin County Births. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994034, Franklin County Deaths. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 4010. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Franklin County Marriages, Film 000266192. Ann Fenwick Luckett (Franklin County, KY, resident) N00019396 1828-05 1917-02-21 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, resident. Franklin County, Kentucky, native. Daughter of Benjamin Luckett and Mariah Holton Luckett. Resident of Franklin County in 1850. Household owned ten enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1850. Resident of Frankfort, Franklin County, in 1860. Household owned one enslaved person in Frankfort in 1860.

Relationships Social: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate) Familial: Mariah Holton Luckett (Franklin County, Kentucky, resident) Familial: Benjamin Luckett (Franklin County, Kentucky, jailer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 106A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 253. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 491A. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 4010. Luther S. Prentiss (Franklin County, KY, miller) N00019398 1815? Categories: People

Franklin and Owen County, Kentucky, miller. Massachusetts native. Married to Charlotte A. Ross Prentiss. Father of John R. Prentiss, Houghton J. Prentiss, and Cassia A. Prentiss. Resident of Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1850. Miller in Owen County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Relationships Social: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 28A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 73. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 118B. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport (before 1911), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 7019183, Fayette County Deaths, Certificate 718. John T. Hockensmith (Franklin County, KY, prison guard) N00019399 1832-04-04 1906-02-01 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard. Kentucky native. Son of Henry Hockensmith and Polly Hockensmith. Farmer in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Franklin County in 1860. Prison guard in Franklin County in 1863.

Relationships Social: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 15A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 194. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Franklin County, KY, July 1863, p. 10. "John Thomas Hockensmith (1832-1907)," Find A Grave, Memorial 156213544, accessed February 20, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156213544. Robert W. Willhoit (Franklin County, Kentucky, petitioner ) N00017515 1837? Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Resident of Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1863.

Relationships Social: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Franklin Circuit Court

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 127B. KYR-0001-020-2149. KYR-0001-029-0159. Frankfort, Kentucky P00000308 Categories: Places

Capital of Kentucky. Seat of Franklin County, Kentucky. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 16, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 108. Kentucky P001800 Categories: Places

State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). Louisville, Kentucky P00000337 Categories: Places

Seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2527, -85.7585 "Louisville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 12, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 179. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Kentucky State Penitentiary O00000266 1798 1884 Categories: Organizations

State prison of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Frankfort, Kentucky. Operated from 1798 to 1884. Keeper(s): Jeremiah W. South (1859-1863) and Harry I. Todd (1863-1871).

Relationships Economic: Harry Innes Todd, Sr. (Frankfort, Kentucky, merchant and penitentiary keeper) Legal: Gabriel Endicott (Lawrence County farmer and prisoner for man slaughter) Economic: Ephraim Whitesides (Frankfort, Kentucky, carpenter and assistant keeper of the penitentiary) Legal: Charles Hawkins (Frankfort, Kentucky) Legal: George Knorr (Newport, Kentucky farmer and felon) Legal: Angelo Devoto (Louisville, Kentucky, confectionery shop owner) Legal: James Duddleson (stub, mercer or boyle county) Legal: James Savage (Wayne County farmer and penitentiary inmate) Legal: James Johnson (Campbell County, Kentucky, prisoner) Economic: James Landon Sneed (Franklin County, Kentucky farmer and clerk) Economic: Robert W. Lawler (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard) Legal: William J. Tice (Steele) (Jefferson Co, Frankfort, and Covington, KY) Legal: Felix McDermot (Kenton County laborer and prisoner for grand larceny) Legal: David Schroeder (Louisville, Kentucky, butcher) Legal: Thomas Edrington (Louisville, Kentucky, carpenter and convict) Legal: Francis Pace (Harlan County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Thomas Birmingham (Jefferson County, Kentucky) Legal: Daniel Bush (Jefferson County, Kentucky) Legal: William Nichols (Covington, KY steel mill worker) Legal: Charles T. Sullivan (Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident and inmate) Political: James Landon Sneed (Franklin County, Kentucky farmer and clerk) Political: Robert W. Lawler (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard) Political: John T. Hockensmith (Franklin County, KY, prison guard) Political: Luther S. Prentiss (Franklin County, KY, miller) Political: Robert W. Willhoit (Franklin County, Kentucky, petitioner ) Political: R. K. Taylor (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard. ) Political: James Gallahue (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard. ) Political: Thomas J. Frazier (Breathitt County, Kentucky, postmaster, politician, judge, and Register of the Land Office) Political: L. Tobias (Franklin County, Kentucky, prison guard) Legal: Thomas B. Wadlington (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Wesley [Unknown] (Caldwell County, Kentucky, enslaved man) Legal: William J. Wadlington (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer. ) Legal: Hezekiah Alexander Jr. (Meade County, Kentucky, resident. ) Legal: William Duerbeck (Ohio River boat steward.) Legal: John Smith (Mont Wilson) (Frankfort, Kentucky, inmate.) Legal: Austin Bingham (Trigg County, Kentucky, laborer. Convicted of murder in 1859.) Legal: Jeremiah W. South (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer and keeper of the State Penitentiary) Legal: John J. Dyer, Jr. (Trigg County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff.) Legal: William Johnson (Convicted of grand larceny in Franklin Circuit Court in 1863.) Legal: Daniel W. Clark (Kenton County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Stephen W. Duval (McLean County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier.)

Calvin Fairbank, Rev. Calvin Fairbank During Slavery Times: How He “Fought the Good Fight” to Prepare “The Way” (Chicago: R. R. McCabe & Co., 1890), 54-56; 104-117; 139-46. J. W. South. “Report of the Keeper and Lessee of the Kentucky Penitentiary to the General Assembly, September 13, 1861,” Legislative Document Series, No. 7 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 3-13. Report of the Special Committee on the Penitentiary to the Senate of Kentucky, February 26, 1880, Legislative Document No. 18 (Frankfort: E. H. Porter, 1880), 78. William C. Sneed, A Report on the History and Mode of Management of the Kentucky Penitentiary from its Origin, in 1798, to March 1, 1860 (Frankfort: Senate of Kentucky, 1860), 553. Jefferson Circuit Court O001000 1850 Categories: Organizations

Part of the 7th Judicial District of Kentucky. Serves Jefferson County, Kentucky, with courthouse at Louisville. Judge(s): Peter B. Muir, George W. Johnston. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): Edwin S. Craig, James R. Dupuy. Clerk(s): James P. Chambers

Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862, Legislative Document Series, No. 24 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863, Legislative Document Series, No. 10 (Frankfort, KY: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Edwards’ Annual Directory to the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business Firms, Etc., Etc., in the City of Louisville for 1865-6 (Louisville: Edwards, Greenough, & Deved, pub., 1866), 155. J. D. Campbell’s Louisville Business Directory for 1864, ed. J. D. Campbell (Louisville: L. A. Civill, Publisher, Bookseller, Printer and Bookbinder, 1864), 70. Tanner’s Louisville Directory, and Business Advertiser for 1861, ed. Henry Tanner (Louisville: Directory Publication and Advertising Agency, 1861), 324. Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1863-01-31 Petition English Version 2 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": 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 2 of page "1": 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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Frankfort Ky. Jan 31st 1863, To His Excellency, James F. Robinson, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Whereas, it is known to us, the undersigned, your petitioners, that the Subject of this memorial, who was confined in the pinitentiary of the State of Kentucky on the 25th day of Oct. A. D. 1859, under Sentence of court by judgment of conviction in Jefferson Cir. for the term of tenyears, & for the crime of burglary, has up to this day served faithfully in execution of Said Sentence of conviction, and, at all times, without murmering or repining, but, with apparent cheeerful: and, though blind for fourteen years, without the possibility of recovery of his Sight has never, to our knowledge, Shirck from any duty; but in strict obedience to orders acting faithfully,

That yourprisoner,Charles Sullivan,

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being in no sense a pauper, but, of right in possession of ample means for a comfortable maintenance and that his family and friends in the City of Louisville being in circumstances of pecuniary independence; we, feel not onlly safe in asking his restoration to liberty, but, earnestly, and anxiously pray YourExcellency to grant in his behalf this Executiveclemency

In asking the consideration of Your Excellency upon our petition, we feel that it is we ask pardon, if it shall seem incompatible with the publlic welfare to grant our prayer. But. we believe the object, one of mercy: which if granted, will confer an inestimable favor upon the poorblindprisoner: almost the only comfort left to

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an afflicted sister who had, of physical comforts in plenty, but pines for the Society of the brother of her infancy

Considering these facts: viz. the invalidity of your prisoner, the evidence of the end of the judgment, and the favor it will confer upon an afflicted Sister, to restore by the Executive pardon, one so needy and really worthy, we believe will be a subject of commendation by all good people, and a sense of gratification, at any rate to us your memorialists.

We, therefore, trusting to the native goodness of Your Excellency, shall feel safe with this representation to you, and satisfied with its determination: and may Heaven bless those named.

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M. Eliza South M E Taylor M Luckett

Ben Luckett Ann Luckett R W Lawler L S Prentiss J. T, Hockensmith R W Wilhoit