James Harlan, Jr. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-02-11
- Date of Creation
- February 11, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Frankfort, Franklin 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
- BR9-331 to BR9-332
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0525
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32203412
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- Dates
- 1864-02-11
Citation
James Harlan, Jr. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-02-11, 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-0001-004-0525 (November 12, 2026).
Frankfort Ky
Governor Bramlette:
Today by the judgment of the Police Court of Frankfort Thomas Lee, f. m. c, was fined ten dollars under a warrant charging him with threatening to beat Mrs. Warren. I was present at the trial, and with all due respect to the judge who presided, am satisfied that the judgment was not sustained by the evidence. In fact the evidence of Mrs G. W. Lewis, I thought, clearly vindicated him from the charge.
No man, white or black, in the state bears a higher character than "Tom Lee"; and no one would be farther from using disrespect towards White persons than he. Believing him to be innocent of any intention to act improper, I respectfully recommend a remission of the fine.
I am very Respy
Your obdt St
James Harlan Jr