Petition

James Broughton to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-05-12

Date of Creation
May 12, 1864
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
BR10-224 to BR10-225
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0793
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32203680

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Dates
1864-03
1864-05-12
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James Broughton to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-05-12, 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-0001-004-0793 (November 12, 2026).

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To his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The undersigned petitioner states that at the March Term 1864 of the Laurel Circuit Court, a Judgment was rendered against him for twenty dollars for Retaling Liquors — He states that he is a very poor man and has a family who are dependant upon his labor for a support that he has been verry unfortunate since the commencement of the rebellion having been robbed, by the rebels of all his property not even sparing his and his family clothing nearly all of which was taken that he is unable to pay the fine without subjecting himself and family to hardship, and great inconveinence

He therefore prays your Excillency to remit said fine

James Braughton

James Braughton says the statements in the foregoing Petition are true

James Broughton

Sworn to before me by James Braughton 12th May 1864

C B Davis clk

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The undersigned citizens of Laurel County are well acquainted with James Braughton we believe the statement in the foregoing petition are true and would Respectfully ask your Excellency to remit said fine

C B Davis
Granville Pearl
Wm T. Moren
Thos. J. Canifax
S C Jackson

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Laurel Circuit Court
VS
James Braughton

Refused