Petition

James H. Bohannon 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
BR9-298
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0501
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FTP Identifier
32203388

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Dates
1864-02-02
--02-01
1864-02-04
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Citation

James H. Bohannon 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-0001-004-0501 (November 12, 2026).

[Page 1]

To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner James Bohannon respectfully represents that on the 2 day of February 1864 he was fined fifty Dollars in the Police Court of Frankfort upon a charge of breach of the peace

He States that on the first Day of Feby (viz the Day before the trial) he was required by Military Authority in Shelby County Ky to guard certain prisoners to Frankfort and that in obedience to the order he came with Said prisoners to Said City. That after he had discharged the duty he drank Spiritous liquor to a greater extent than he ought to have done and without having any enmity toward the person at whose bar he drank he quarreled with Said person and having been ^previously^ furnished a pistol by the officer in Shelby County who required him to act as guard he pulled out the pistol having no intention to Shoot with it whatever; and Some disturbance was created although no one was injured. Your Petitioner is unable to pay the fine and will State that he regrets extremely that he Suffered himself to be guilty of Said Conduct

He prays for a remission of the fine fees and costs as assessed.

James. H. Bohannon

We Concur in the prayer of the Petitioner

Henry Bohannon
Robert Johnson

[Page 2]

I certify that I was the prosecuting atto on the part of the City in this Case and I think that it is a case that warrants the interposition of Executive Clemency- all the facts Considered.

Very Respectfully
W. H Sneed city atto
Pro tem

John C, Bolin
J, L McGinis

Frankfort Police Court
vs

Petition of James Bohannon

Remit except fees & costs
Tho E Bramlette

Breach Peace


$50
4th Feby/ 64