R. T. Petree et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
- 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
- BR8-443
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0279
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- FTP Identifier
- 32203166
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Citation
R. T. Petree et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-0279 (November 15, 2026).
Caldwell County & Circuit
To His Excellency Gov Bramlett
The undersigned Members of the Bar and officers of the Court, would state that at the present term of the Caldwell Circuit Court a Judgment was rendered against Newman Estes & others as bail for one James A Johnson in the sum of Seven Thousand dollars by reason of the failure of said Johnson to surrender himself. He having been as we are informed & believe arrested by the Military Authorities & sent south before the present term, From all we know of the case we respectfully solicit in Mr Estis' behalf your kind intervention, beleiving it would be a great hardship to compel him to pay the same
R. T. Petree
Cir. Judge.
Tho. C. Dabney
L. Pepper
D. W. McGoodwin
R L Wilson
S, Marble
J.N.Turner
S. J. Boyd
J R Hunter
W. Smith
F, M, English —
Petition