Petition

Henry Stickrod to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-05-11

Date of Creation
May 11, 1864
Place of Creation
Jefferson 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
BR10-426
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0927
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Dates
1863-11-12
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1864-03-07
1864-05-11
1864-06-03
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Henry Stickrod 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-0001-004-0927 (November 15, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlett. The Governor of the State of Kentucky

Your Petitioner the undersigned would respectfully represent and Show to your Excellency: That He was indicted in the City Court of Louisville, under the Statute against Gaming, for permitting a game of chance to be played in a house under his control and with his consent on the 12th day of November 1863: The petitioner states that the case was called and continued for Several Terms the Witnesses relied upon by the State to prove the charge, failing to answer: and finally at the last March Term of the said Court on the 7th day of March 1864: The witnesses for the state still not appearing your Petitioner confessed a Judgments: Your Petitioner states that in point of the facts the charge in the Indictment could not have been sustained if his consent was necessary to be shown for on the day mentioned in said Indictment that his consent was ^not^ asked or obtained nor did He know anything about it; Your Petitioner states that He will be compelled to pay the costs in the case; which is very heavy upon him; and He is unable to pay the Fine He prays your Excellency to interpose your Executive clemency and remit the fine to him and He will ever pray &c

Henry Stickrod

Jefferson County Sct
Henry Stickrod states that the above petition is True!

Henry ^his X mark^ Stickrod

[Page 2]

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th May 1864

J. P. Galbreath
Notary Public J. C. Ky

Geo. Moritz.
Marks & Bros
H Nathan
Wm Sawders
John H North
J. Rothchild
D. Roggenbeurger
V. Botti
L Gaismer
E. Hirsch
Joseph Rothchild & Co.
G. Shoemaker
Geo. Preuser
Henry Wellenvoss
Schmitt & Brim
Kaufman & Lieber
Peter Shoton
Andreas Giebel
A. John
H S Avery
J. Winter
Fount Everhart
Everhart & Heming
John H. North

The gentlemen who have signed this petition are well known citizens ^neighbors^ of Mr Stickrod. Mr Stickrod confessed the charge, of gaming in his house, upon one occasion but I am satisfied that he is not in the habit of permitting such uses of his house & ask that he have a respite.

W. G. Resor atto
H C Russell L M C C

Louisville City Ct
vs
Henry Stickrod
Gaming
Petition
25th May3rd June/64

Remit except fees & costs & send care of Doct Q. W. Scott
Tho E Bramlette