Ben T. Perkins to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-05-21
- Date of Creation
- May 21, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Elkton, Todd 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
- BR10-256
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0813
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32203700
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Citation
Ben T. Perkins to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-05-21, 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-0001-004-0813 (November 12, 2026).
Elkton
To His Excellency
Governor Bramlett
Dr Sir
I here enclose to you a petition for the pardon of James Shapp you will perceive the name to the petition are the prominent men of our place. Capt Bristow was the owner of the Horse taken by Shapp and J. M. Gill his Son in Law. was the prominent principal witness against him I have conversed with many of our citizens upon the propriety of sending you a petition for his pardon and without an exception they are anxious for his pardon, he has 3 interesting sisters and a little Bro and his service at present would be of great value to them as they are extremely poor, for the crime committed I think he has been sufficiently punished I am in hope you may think proper under all the circumstances to grant him a pardon
Very Respt yr obedient Sert
Ben T. Perkins
Todd Cir Ct
vs
James Shapp
Issue
Pardon
Tho E Bramlette