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To His Excellency
James F. Robinson
Governor of Kentucky
Your petitioner William White would respectfully state that he was tried upon an indictment for malicious stabing at the
Your petitioner is an innocent man, & will suffer as such, unless your Excellency should grant him a pardon.
Your petitioner has a wife & two children, a son & Daughter, & besides is the sole surport of five other small children, the children belonging to a blind brother.
Your petitioner is a mechanic, an Engineer by trade, & from the fruits of his labour, his own family,, & his blind brother & his five children live.
The prosecuting witness has sued your petitioner for personal damages in the sum of $2000 --. Should a verdict be rendered in his favor, on account of my not being able to defend, & he with execution come upon
my family & those dependent upon me, in their dark misfortune, & take all, truly would they all be ruined Your petitioner humbly prays your Excellency to grant him a pardon & restore him to his family.
William White
We the undersigned citizens of Jefferson County earnestly unite in the prayer of the petitioner
Wm Kaye Mayor
C S Stancliff Chief of Police
J B Ehrich Clerk of Police
Phil Tomppert Jr. Clerk. City Court of Louisville
W R Hydes City Marshal
This Petition having been signed by the Mayor & other city officers & a similar paper haveing been signed by ten of the Jurors who tried the case I unite with them in asking a pardon from the Governor for William White
Geo. W. Johnston Judge City Court
Oliver Lucas, Clerk Board of Aldermen
Henry Wolford City Treasurer
A. W. R. Harris " Assessor
George Mullikin Assistant Assessor
W m McCarrell City Auditor
V E Ewing
Sam, K, Richardson
J. W. Davis
James P Chambers C J C C
John A Weatherford M D
John, H, Williams Policeman
D. T. Bligh Do
M G Lowry Do
H B Goren Do
Henry Ryon Do
Jas C Shuriks Do
Jacob Loving Do
J C Baird Do
Thomas.G. Slater do
Ch s R Hatzell Policeman
Jesse F Hammon Do
Wm T. Cassell Do
A M Hatzell Do
Thos McElvouge Do
Tho Reaugh Do
B. E. Darbey Do
Tho Ryan Do
Sanford Dearing Do
R O Priest Do
Benj Ewing Do
W. E. Curry -- Do
John ,H, Rodger Do
James, Sayre Do
Ames Turner Do
Thos Foreman Do
James Kirkpatrick Do
Mollen Monroe Judge Co. Court
J. G. Wilson County Attorney
J. M. Shindler Policeman
Wm McGinn Do
John Claton Do
Henry Seaton Do
A, C, Cross -- Do
A J Ballard -- Clk Federal Court
Hamilton Pope
W. C. Price
J Antle Policeman
John Enlow Policeman
J Jas Malone Deputy Sheriff
George T. Seaton " Marshal
JCarl Johnston -- Civil Engineer. Louisville
Henry Antle Policeman
George W Jaimay Do
Chas McKinney Do
Thomas Gerahgty Do
John Martz Do
Jo Hennore Do
Jos Lamborn Do
Edward Y Bond Do
Harry Somerville
Pardon granted th May 1863
J F Robinson