C. Bennett to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-03-22
- Date of Creation
- March 22, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Smithland, Livingston County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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
- BR9-319 to BR9-320
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0516
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32203403
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- Dates
- 1864-03-22
Citation
C. Bennett to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-03-22, 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-0001-004-0516 (November 12, 2026).
Smithland Ky
T, E, Bramlette
Gov'r of Ky
Sir
inclosed find the Petition of A Elmore & John C, Burns in which your Excellancy is Petitioned to release them of a fine for Keeping a gambling house in the Town of Smithland the facts set forth in the Petition so far as relates to the evidence in the cause are Strictly true & there is scarcly any man in the country aware that such games as those pald playd in Elmores & Burnse house are offenses against the laws of the state & it is believed that since they are
apprised of the fact that such games are prohibited by law that they will not be guilty of like offenses any more So you would confer a favor by releasing them of the penalty which is manifestly unjust & oppressive
Yours &c
C Bennett
Smithland
Ky