Petition

William W. Smith to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-05-30

Date of Creation
May 30, 1864
Place of Creation
Covington, Kenton 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
BR10-345 to BR10-346
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0876
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FTP Identifier
32203763

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Dates
1864-05-30
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William W. Smith to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-05-30, 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-0001-004-0876 (November 12, 2026).

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Covington May 30/64
To His Excellency
The Governor of Ky

Elizabeth Shelton a poor Irish Girl was arrested for stealing some Forty or fifty dollars worth of goods from my Tavern in the city of Covington. In default of Bail she was committed to Jail. After she was confined in Jail, the weather then of the time being very cold, she making fair promises I consented to become her bail, in the sum of one hundred dollars, she was then released

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Her Recognizance was forfeited & at the next term of the Kenton Circuit Court Judgt will be rendered against me unless the same be remitted,

What I have done, was to save a poor unfortunate, but erring girl from suffering.

The premises considered I ask your excellency to remit all of said $10000/100 except the costs, including the Commission of the Atty for the Commonwealth.

Wm W. Smith

I know the facts are as set forth in the above petition.

R B Carpenter
Comths atty