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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-0001-029-0460 R4-236 to R4-237

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1863-07-25 Correspondence English 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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Louisville July 25th 1863 His Excellency Govr Robinson

My fellow citizen James H Stephens has a son in the Penitentiary he has served more than half his term and his father wishes him to Join the Army

Mr Stephens the father is a good & true man, devoted to the Union, an exemplary citizen and I hope you may consider the case as deserving Executive clemency, the boy was led away by bad company

Most respectfully Will, P, Thomasson