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Petition

Jonah W. Redmon et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1863-09-18

Document details

Date of Creation: September 18, 1863
Place of Creation: Bracken 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: BR8-16 to BR8-17
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-004-0012
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FTP Identifier: 32202899

Mentioned in this document

People: Leen, A. T.; Schoolfield, A. W.; Neal, Asahel D.; McGill, Benjamin F.; McMath, Daniel; Smith, David; [Unknown], Edward; Lake, G. W.; Watson, George G.; Kimberly, George Sanders; Schoolfield, George Thomas, Jr.; Schoolfield, George Thomas, Sr.; Spees, George W.; Yelton, George W.; Marshall, Gory; Carnes, H. J.; Taylor, Henry C.; Agrue, Henry Wheeler; [Unknown], Henry; McCann, J. C.; Thomas, J. F.; Henderson, James; McConacke, James L.; Kendall, James W.; Mefford, James W.; Taylor, John A.; Gillespie, John B.; Pribble, John B.; Schoolfield, John B.; Haney, John M.; McGrane, John; Hannah, John W.; Montgomery, John W.; Redmon, Jonah W.; Reed, Joseph H.; Summers, L. M.; Dix, Levi T.; Metzger, Mullin; Shane, Nicholas D.; Callan, Patrick; Demoss, Peter; Watson, R. F.; Barnes, Robert; Neal, Robert; Taylor, S. F.; Colville, Samuel; Waters, Samuel J.; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott; Norris, Thomas P.; McCormick, W. B.; Nickoson, William F.; Garvey, William; Scott, William J.; Norris, William; Waters, William R.; Smith, William
Places: Bracken County, Kentucky; Foster, Kentucky
Organizations: Bracken Circuit Court; Commonwealth of Kentucky; Foster Police Court; Foster Town Council
Dates: 1863-09-18; 1863-10-24

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Jonah W. Redmon et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-09-18, 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-0001-004-0012 (January 25, 2026).

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To his Excellency the Govenor of K.y

At the August term of the Bracken Circuit Court George S. Kimberly was found guilty of permitting gameing in his house in Foster Bracken County and was fined Two Hundred Dollars We the citizens of Foster and vicinity would respectfully State that we have known Mr Kimberly for Several years ever Since his residence amongst us and believe there is no man who Stands higher among his Neighbors and acquaintances for integrity Industry and good citizenship. and we believe, the House where the gameing occured although owned by him" wasunderthecontrol and in the occupation of a man by the name of McGill, They State that the proof before the Jury was conflicting upon this point, and we believe Satisfactory (or at least ought to have been so) that he was not atthetime the offense was committed the occupant or had the control of the House, They Know he could have adduced fromhisNeighbors an abundance of proof to have established his Innocence but his inexperience was the cause of his not being more fully prepared Mr Kimberly is a poor man and a mechanic, who we take pleasure in saying always bore a good moral and exemplary character,, we are fully aware of our deep Interest in the preservation of the morals of the community where welive and in view of that fact believing with out a doubt that Kimberly is innocent we respectfully but earnestly ask your intervention in his behalf, we believe it eminently a case demanding executive clemency we have too lively an Interest in the welfare and morals

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of our children and Neighbors to ask your Excellency to Interfere infavor of a man whose guilt of such a charge was even doubtful all of which we respectfully submit

Sept 18^th 1863

Names

1 Jonah. W. Redmon
2 Gory Marshall

3 S F Taylor

4 Mullin Metzger

5 R. F. Watson

6 G, W, Lake.

7 J B Pribble
8 Samuel Colvill

9 Wm F,, Nickoson

10 Jos, H, Reed (M Town Council

11 J,, F,, Thomas

12 Robert Barnes