Petition

Michael H. Owsley et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-05-11

Date of Creation
May 11, 1864
Place of Creation
Columbia, Adair 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
BR10-358 to BR10-359
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0885
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FTP Identifier
32203772

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Dates
1864-05-11
1864-05
1864-05-20
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Michael H. Owsley et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-05-11, 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-0001-004-0885 (November 15, 2026).

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Columbia Kentucky
May 11th 1864
To His Excellency
Gov Thos E Bramlette
Frankfort Ky
Dear Sir

The undersigned Petitioners would respectfully solicit your Excellency to remit a fine of $20. rendered at the May term 1864 of the Adair Circuit Court against W. S. Turpin for Gambling under the circumstances. we hope your Excellency will see proper to exercise clemency and indulgence.

Respect-fully
M. H. Owsley
Fon T Fox
T T Alexander
Simoleon Crawford
James T Page
Jas Garrett
Jno. P. Page
Wm C Russell
W C Turk
H K Turk
Wm Todd Jun
John [Propruen]
Young C. Hunt
B Hughes
Wm Stewart
Wm McGinnis

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Adair Cir Ct
vs
W. S. Turpin
May 20th 1864
Gaming

Remit except fees & costs
Tho E Bramlette