Samuel F. Swoope to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-05-23
- Date of Creation
- May 23, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Falmouth, Pendleton 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
- BR10-322
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0860
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- FTP Identifier
- 32203747
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Citation
Samuel F. Swoope to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-05-23, 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-0001-004-0860 (November 12, 2026).
Falmouth Ky
Govenor Bramlett.
I am personally well acquainted with the most of the signers to the petition to you to have the judgments against W. F. Griffing remitted. They are mostly good Union men. I would not endorse the Unionism of some of them. But I will and do endorse Griffing. I tell you Govenor I have tried him since his return from rebeldom. I believe his return and professions are sincere. You may be assured that I would not ask at your hands Executive clemency for Griffing unless I could give you the assurance that it was right to do so. I can make Griffing useful to the Government and expect to have him in my camp here. Remit his fines Govenor, and send the remittances to me. I have not one cent to make out of this application. Hand Griffing over to me and charge all the wrong if any to my account. Do what I request you and you will subserve the Union cause I know it.
Truly yours
Saml. F. Swoope
Pendleton Cir Ct
vs
W. F. Griffing
2 judgt
$90 $100.
Remit
01th Aug/64