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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-0001-029-0301 R3-444 to R3-445

Butler County, Kentucky Butler County, Kentucky 1863-03-13 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency The Governer of Kentucky

you undersigned petitioner would respectfully represent, That At the May Term ^1857^ of the Butler Equity & Criminal Court Judgment was rendered against him for the Sum of Twenty five Dollars upon a charge of Shooting &c

That the petioner is poor & has a wife and Three Small Children dependent on him for Support, That he has been in the Service of the United States until discharged and been in very bad health ever since and that he has no property out of which this debt in Judgment can be made He asks the interposition of Executive Clemency in his behalf

E P ^his X mark^ Cook

Sworn to before me by E P Cook March 13th 1863

B. L. D Guffy N, J, B, C, C

We the undersigned Citizens of Butler County state that we are acquainted with E P Cook & we believe the foregoing statements are true. And we earnestly recommend him to executive Clemency

W F Seach Calvin Hunt Jonathan Butler Philip Baynes W M Roach Wm L Peatz C A Swift B L D Guffy F G Perryman H G Clark J A Dockey W L, Hollis W C Roggers E, G, Neel

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F M Allison P. J. Larkin F, N McCowan R Newsonfiney J, N, Tengy Thos N Gilstamp George pattent R F Holland T. G. Romans W D Howell W M Tillamen Ephrium Hugh A J hall G W Knight E B woodsby Wm H Hudnall John Goodman -- Thomas J. Hudnall Johnson Whidecker W, J Hamilton J F Frost James Penally Newton Hill John C. Berry William A Still Mathew Kuykendall J. T, Carson W, J, Hall Wm H Hines J A Moore T D Carson Jas S Marbury Notley C Flowers thomas N Harrald T, J, Thompson G B Dockery W J Watkins James R Rons J, H, Hines Silas Bratch James P. Jones James H. Ellis S F Ferguson Jos B. Ellis M,, N,, Neel Colvin Cussell James H Waske J C Howard J D Larkin Rev M Z. Fortner John Kile J H Shacker W P. Nibbs W C Bauer J H Revel Danl Renear -- E G Philles J A Johnston E J Tarter J, R, Shays J, B,Charmin W H Rock. Daniel Revo Lewis Miller Uriah Sams W B Lee

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J H Leach R J Daniel T, P, Parden A. H. Kahn -- W N Stewart Sam'l, E, Turner A Kalt S W Keeton Sx Zx Austin Jesse Gilsteep J, P, McCay J. P. Atchison J. G. Pfisterer W. C. Mabney N. E. J. Atchison James Fenallale D. C. Mitchell Wm H Flener John Likins L W Moore B B Subtal J H Stone Y A Lee Morrison Jame R R Pastern Creearin Martin John Cooper W. L Brayens G. W. Terry Stephen Hampton Joseph Henson

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Pttn of E. P. Cook &c Butler County to remit fine Not granted