Now that was History to read !!! Thank you ! --- BJ Martindale <[email protected]> wrote: > Jasper Newton Patton from Bradyville was conscripted > into the CSA. When > the war was over he signed the loyalty oath, but > that seemed not to be > enough to allow him to live a normal life back in > Bradyville. Must have > been hard times with neighbor not trusting or > working with neighbor. He > wrote the following letter to President Johnson, > asking for a pardon, and > received it. Here is a trascript of his letter. > > Murfreesboro Tennessee, Aug. 14th 1865 > To his Excellency Andrew Johnson, President of US > Most Excellent Sir > > I hope you will excuse this intrusion upon your > time, when so many > important affairs are pressing upon you, but I have > received important > favors at you hand which encourages me to apply > again. These favors were > granted ten years ago, when you were Governor of > Tennessee in regard to a > friend who was arrested & thrown into prison on the > evidence (& that by > deposition) of a monomaniac, & was released on a > Habeas Corpus, & > afterwards a requisition made by the Gov. Of Alabama > upon your Excellency > for his body. Which requisition was revoked when the > facts were > ascertained. The favor I now ask is for myself & > the benefit of my > family. It is of no use to reiterate the many > turbulent scenes through > which we have had to ____, within the last five > years, for they are > familiar to you. I tried to stay at home & make a > support for myself & > family, but in the fall of 1862 there come a > conscript that took me as it > did thousands of others, from a helpless & > unprotected family, from > which, I never got away until the surrender of Gen. > J. E. Johnson, after > which I returned to my home & made application at > Nashville on the 20th > day of May to Provost Marshall General, for the > proper paper be come a > citizen, with a citizens right, to transact & carry > on business for the > support of my family, according to the Presidents > Proclamation, when a > document, (a true copy of which is herewith sent) > was given me. Many > civil officers & citizens contend that it gives me > no rights or > protection. Now what I desire is a free pardon from > you if this is not > one, for I have a large helpless family dependent on > my feeble efforts > (for I have long been an invalid by rheumatism). > (And although I was kept > out nearly three years, they never got me to bear or > fire a gun.). And > it is necessary that a man should try & support > those dependant upon him, > which he cannot do, without protection by the laws > of the land. > Therefore to know my duty and do it, has caused me > to trouble you with > this communication, which I hope you will answer > I am very respectfully, > Your humble servant > J. N. Patton > > Stamped: > “Received from > Dept. Of Justice > December 18, 1894 > R & R 402985” > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Cannon Co. > list, send mail to.. > [email protected] ,with subscribe or > unsubscribe > in the subject line. NOTHING ELSE. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >