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Petition

Unknown to Thomas E. Bramlette

1863-11-06

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Date of Creation: November 6, 1863
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: BR8-430 to BR8-431
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-004-0271
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FTP Identifier: 32203158

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Dates: 1863-11; 1863-11-06; 1863-12-08; 1863-12-08

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Unknown to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-11-06, 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-0001-004-0271 (November 14, 2026).

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To T E Bramblett
Gov'r of Ky,

Your petitioner John M^cKinny would state to your excellency that at the Nov term 1863 of the Estill circuit court he was indicted for selling whiskey or spirits to soldiers ^& fined $60^ the facts are these he the said M^cKinny was acting as sutler of the 47^th Kentucky regiment & by the direction of the Physician of the regiment he procurred spirits to sell & by directions of said Physician he did sell to various such soldiers spirits & did also sell to various soldiers a drink at the request & orders of the said physicians & officers that said M^cKinny is a good & well disposed citizen & a loyal man & believes that his fine ought to be remitted this 6^— Nov 1863

Gov. Bramlette I understand that the Deft McKinney sold whiskey under the direction of Dr. Daniel believing that he had a right to do so — I believe it true and hope you will remit the fine McKinney is a good man and will not be guilty of a similar violation of Law.

H F Finley
Comwlths atty
Granville Pearl

Grand Jury
Samuel W Newman
John C Lance
J. H Barrett
Mathew M^cKinney
Martin Johnson
Silas Witt
Adam Mountz
Jesse Tipton
H W Jacobs

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There was a good deal of Sickness in the Camp, I told some of the sick soldiers they might make use of some spirits

Ansil Daniel. M. D

I believe the fine assessed against McKinney for selling liquor ought to be remitted

A. H. Clark
Let Col 47^th Ky

[Page 3]

Camp Nelson Ky
Dec 8^th 1863

I think it that the verdict against M^cKiney & Williams is unauthorized either by Civil or Military law they being Recognized by us as the sutlers of our Regt being ^elected as^ such by a unamims vote of the Regt

H J Clark
Capt Co (G)
47 Ky vol
Capt Jackson Roberts Co B
Capt John C Wilson ~~Capt~~
Capt B F Blankenship
Tho H Barnes Adjt

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Remit except costs & fees

Tho E Bramlette

Camp Nelson Dec 8th 1863

I waited on the sick at Camp Wilson over two months there were many cases of Measels and in quite a number I of cases I recommended spirits and so informed M^ckinny and willams

John. M. Daniel
surgeon, 47th, Reg, Ky, vol