John H. Bonde to T. T. Marshall

Accession Number

KYR-0001-029-0212

Document Genre

Correspondence

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863

Item Location

R3-323

Place of Creation

Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

26 February 1863

Dates Mentioned

1863-02-26

Brooksville Kentucky
Feby 26" 1863.
Hon. T. T. Marshall
Dear Sir

At the present Term of the Bracken Circuit Court, John W. Elliott. of Germantown was Presented by the grand Jury for selling — giving and loaning Liquor to slaves. and he has come into court. entered, his appearance and confessed. Judgement. and was find by the court $50.⁰⁰ (page - 366. Vol 2) He says and the evidence. tend to it. That There was a oyster party. at his House and that a Negro was was there. waiting on the young men — and that he did give the said Slave a glass of Wine. during the evening. Not intending to do any thing in violation of Law —

Under this state of case. I think it is a case. that presents its self to the Governor — with a good deal in its favor for his clemency

Your &c
Jno. H. Bonde —
Atty for Comth
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The above statements contain the facts
Jos Doniphan
Judge

Jno W Elliott Pttn to remit fine

Pettn refused in the Protest [...]
J F Robinson

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