Petition

Sam C. Hughes et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-04-23

Date of Creation
April 23, 1864
Document Genre
Petition
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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
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Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867
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BR10-107 to BR10-108
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0724
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Sam C. Hughes et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-04-23, 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-0001-004-0724 (November 15, 2026).

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To his Excellency Governor Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky —

We the undersigned beg leave to state, that at the present April Term of the Union Circuit Court in the case of "the Commonwealth vs Joseph and Abram Sprague" for keeping a Tipling house, the Defts were fined $120. under the instructions of the courts No Extenuating or mitigating circumstances being allowed to be introduced as evidence —

Mr Joseph Sprague is an old man one of the most law abiding Men in Union County — Keeping Tavern in Caseyville Ky —

He made application at the regular term of the County Court for licinse to keep Tavern; but the County Judge being dead, and his successor, not having been Elected, the Clerk, entered his application, and told him to go on with his tavern, which said Spragues did thinking they had full authority — Mess Joseph Sprague and his son are undoubted loyal men, and in our opinion in this case, the Clemency of [your] the executive in remitting said fine would be just & proper & merciful

April 23rd 1864
Sam C Hughes P. J. U. C
Tho. S. Chapman
H W Waggener County clerk
I R Hughes

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Hiram McElroy. who know Mr Spague will be is a clever & law abiding man
D. C. James C. U. C. C.
John Casey
Geo Parker
S D Delany
J. U. Buckner
G. S. Fombelle.

I know Mr Sprague well, he is one of our utmost loyal citizens, I know nothing of the facts in this case, would be glad for his fine to be remited

D H Hughes

Union Cir Ct
vs
Jos & Abram Sprague

Remit except fees & costs
Thos E Bramlette
Govr

$120
Tipling
26th Apl/62
also
vs
J. D. Ames of $75 —
Breach Peace