W. B. Edelen to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-03-08
- Date of Creation
- March 8, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Danville, Boyle 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
- BR9-461 to BR9-462
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0605
- 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
- 32203492
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.
Citation
W. B. Edelen to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-03-08, 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-0001-004-0605 (November 14, 2026).
Danville,
To his Excellency:
The Governor of Kentucky:
Your Petitioner, W. B. Edelen, would respectfully state to your Excellency, that in the month of last, he assumed the agency of the Phoenix Insurance Company for Boyle County. That he failed to comply with the laws of the State of Kentucky, requiring the Agents of Foreign Insurance Companies to Procure license and file a statement of the condition of their company with the county clerk, before issuing policies. He states that in doing this, he acted in ignorance of the laws of the State and with no intention to violate them. That J. T. Gray, now of Frankfort, had been the Agent for Boyle County, of this company, and he having fully complied with the law, this Agent supposed in good faith, that he could issue Policies, under the license of the former Agent, until the time required to the renewal of the license procurred by the old Agent.
He states that the Grand Jury of Boyle County indicted him for issuing policies without license and that at the last
He states that as soon as he was informed of the mistake and requirements of the laws of the State, he complied with them. That he had no intention, whatever, of violating the law in issuing policies without license, but supposed that he was
acting in accordance with them, and under the protection of the license of the former Agent until the time required for renewal.
He would request your Excellency in view of the facts as he has stated them, to remit so much of the fine, as the laws of the State Permit your Excellency to do. All of which is respectfully submitted
W. B. Edelen
Sworn to before me
I believe the Statements of the Petition are true, As Trustee of the Jury Fund of Boyle County, I ask that the fine may be remitted, and I am authorised to say that the Comth Atto also desires it may be remitted
W T. Chrisman
Boyle Cir Ct
vs
W. B. Edele
$100 —
Remit except fees & costs
Tho E Bramlette
Remitted
1864