Newman Estes to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-11-26
- Date of Creation
- November 26, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Caldwell 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
- BR8-441
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0277
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32203164
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Citation
Newman Estes to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-11-26, 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-0001-004-0277 (November 14, 2026).
Indeed under the cirumstances he feels that it would be a great hardship for him to be compelled to pay anything, He also here submits the affidavits of Thomas W Pickring and Bryant Nichols and earnestly solicits a remission of said Judgment
Newman Estes
Newman Estes this day personally appeared before me and was sworn by me that the statements in the foregoing petition he believes to be true, this
J. C. Barnes Examiner
for Caldwell County
& Deputy for E. P. Watkins
clerk Caldwell Circuit Court
Remit
Caldwell Cir Ct
vs
The Defense was sufficient & should have been no held by the court, the Judgement of the court was wrong upon the facts
The f I therefore unhesitatingly remit all except fees and costs & make the exception because of the constitutional restriction
Tho E Bramlette
Newman Estes
$7,000 forfeiture
NDec/63