Petition

James Gormley to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
BR8-460
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0290
Rights
This image and its transcription are freely available to the public. Images appear courtesy of Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Transcriptions and annotations were created by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. When referencing this document, please use our preferred citation.; The use of transcriptions, images, or annotations from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce any material on CWGK is required.
FTP Identifier
32203177

The Civil War Governors of Kentucky editors are working on annotations for this document. Check back to explore the people, places, organizations mentioned in this document.

Dates
1863-11-20
Download (XML) Download (PDF)
Citation

James Gormley 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-0001-004-0290 (November 12, 2026).

[Page 1]

To the Honerable Tho. E Bramlette
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioner James Gormley Respectfully ^represents^ to Your Excellency that He is a loyal adopted Citizen of the United States of America that He is true and faithfull to the Government of the United States and that He has done evry thing in His power to sustain it. He states farther to Your Excellency that He has a large family and has no other means to support them but His own industry— He Your petitioners is the owner of a mare which He used in conveying articles to CampNelson to sell to the soldiers there that this mare was taken or strayed away that it was found in the possession of one Travis who when found out fetched the mare to Your petitioners House and endeavoured to extort a reward from Your petitioner that Your petitioner got possession of his mare and that Travis endeavoured to take the mare away in order to extort a high reward Your petitioner asked him to wait a little while untill Mr Craughan would come and your petitioner would pay him what was right

[Page 2]

but He still refused to wait and tried to take the mare away and steal Your petitions ^your petitions^ defended Himself as He had a right to do Travis send out a warrant against Your petitioner in the Lexington city Court the principal Testimony being Travis' own oath Your petitioner was Fined ($30 — ) thirty dollars Your petitioner respectfully asks Your Honour to remit said fine and Your petitioners will ever pray Your Honars health and hapiness

Jas Gormley

We the under signed in view of the forgoing statement of facts respectfully ask Your Honour to remit the above fine of thirty dollars

I believe that the foregoing facts are true and would consider a remission just and proper —

G Robertson
D Bell
Jno B Wilgers

Governor,

I am not personally acquainted with either of the above named parties I have inquired as to the standing and loyalty of both. Mr Gormley is a good Union man and a law abiding citizen, I know nothing of the politics of Travis, I understand he is a low bred fellow. I believe from all I can learn, that the above is correct

W T Scott

[Page 3]

Lexington City Court

Remit all except fees & costs—

Tho E Bramlette

vs
Gormley, Jas
$30 —
Breach peace
20th Nov/63