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Petition

C. B. Anderson et al. to James F. Robinson

1863-08-26

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Date of Creation: August 26, 1863
Place of Creation: Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Petition
Repository: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection: Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867
Box / Folder: BR8-12
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-004-0008
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FTP Identifier: 32202895

Mentioned in this document

People: Anderson, Charles B.; Cady, Charles Gustavus; Phister, Charles; Clark, David, Jr.; Fleming, Edward; Trussell, Francis B.; Bertram, H.; Ryan, H.; Taylor, Harrison; Newell, Henry Loughridge; Robinson, James Fisher; Rains, James Henry; Shackleford, James; Wormald, James; Dessar, Lewis; Cooper, Newton; January, Robert Grundy; Owens, Samuel W.; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott; Ricketts, Thomas Kerr; Parker, William B.; Jenkins, William C.; Davis, William; Wilson, William F.; Fleming, [Unknown]
Places: Kentucky; Maysville, Kentucky
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky; Ross & Newell; Ryan & Batty
Dates: 1863-08-26; 1863-06-13; 1863-09-07

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C. B. Anderson et al. to James F. Robinson, 1863-08-26, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0008 (November 12, 2026).

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Maysville Ky, Aug^t 26. 1863.
To his Excellency,
The Governor of Kentucky
Sir:

On the 13th of last June, Edward Fleming, of our City, a very poor man, and so crippled as to disable him (physically) to maintain his family, which is quite large, was fined by our Mayor$20. & costs, for selling a drink of liquor.

Under all the circumstances of the case, we respectfully ask your Excellency to remit the fine; feeling that you would be doing justice to his wifeand children.

C. B. Anderson,

Ross & Newell
Saml W. Owens
Henry L. Newell
J, H, Rains
C G Cady
Wm B. Parker
Charles Phister.
J. Wormald
Wm Davis
Thos. K. Ricketts
N. Cooper
David Clark Jr

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Edward Fleming
Pet for Remission of fine $20 — for retailing
Refused

Tho E Bramlette
Sept 7^th 1863

Maysville
Mayor
Edward Fleming
Tipling