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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-0001-029-0312 R4-10 to R4-11

New Hope, Brown County, Ohio New Hope, Brown County, Ohio 1863-04-08 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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The Captured Battery. Apr1863 New Hope Ohio Apr 8 To the Governor of Kentucky Mr Jas F Robinson

My daughter cauld to se you on the 30 day of March Cornelious sister you promist hur that iff she would send alist of persons names to the amount seventy five or more that to sho that he was a lawyel Boy & that he was a Boy of good caracter i am satisfied that you have got itin your power to releas him The charges a gainst him unavoid you have all redy satisfied your sets of that

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I beg to you in the name of God to releas my sun I say that I am a younior man Governor you must Excuse my Awkwar a Letter as I can not read my name nor rite it I have dictated to young feeling I have Declated this Letter I put Hels Letter in yours you read his Letter and oblig yours

H H Bingamon

To Jas F Robinson Govenor Ky

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Georgetown O April 9th 1863 To His Excellency, James F. Robinson Governor of Kentucky Dear Sir:

Inclosed you will find a request for the pardon of Cornelius Benjamon signed by about eighty of the citizens of the neighborhood in which he was "bornandraised,"

They deeply regret the young man's misfortune, and hope you will pardon him And permit him to return to his house believing that his sole experience of the consequence of vice will greatly conduce to his reformation & that his pardon at the request of his friends will induce him to so demean himself in the future

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that they will have no cause to regret the course they have taken. His fathers letter hereto attached, is presented for your consideration, Inclosed you will find a letter to the Young man containing 20$ which will bear his expenses home. You will please hand the same to him whether he is released or not,

Receive the assurance of the highest consideration from

Yours truly Wiley W. Young,

Please acknowledge receipt W, W, Y,