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Petition

J. Saige Dury et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-08-18

Document details

Date of Creation: August 18, 1864
Place of Creation: Mount Sterling, Montgomery 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: BR11-187
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-004-1096
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FTP Identifier: 32203983

Mentioned in this document

People: Seaver, Beverly A.; Gilkey, Charles; Kemper, Edward; Hanks, Fielding; Dury, J. Saige; Johnson, Jacob; Crawford, James M.; Westbrook, James; Dean, Jeremiah; Carrington, John; Duckworth, John; Webster, John; Bedford, Paul C.; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott; Turner, Thomas; Redmon, Thomas W; Orear, William D.; Ficklin, William; Holt, William Henry; [Unknown], [Unknown]
Places: Kentucky; Montgomery County, Kentucky; Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Organizations: Montgomery Circuit Court
Dates: 1864-08-18; 1864-08; 1864-06-20; 1864-08-24

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J. Saige Dury et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-08-18, 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-0001-004-1096 (November 12, 2026).

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Mt Sterling Ky Augt 18^th 1864
To his Excellency Governor Thomas. E. Bramlette

We the undersigned citizens of Montgomery Countywould respectfully represent to your Excellency, that at the present August term of the Montgomery Circuit Court Charles Gilkey a citizen of this county having been previously indicted for suffering a Slave to run at large and trade for himself. was tried convicted and fined the sum of $40,00. and we would represent to your Excellency that the country is in such a condition, that negroes in this State have become to a great extent uncontrolable and do very much as they please, and we would ask your Excellency to take into consideration the peculiar and unfortunate condition of the State and the hardship which a rigorous enforcement of the Statute against suffering slaves to run at large would work in this ^case^ and to remit the fine or so much thereof as you can by law inflicted upon M^r Gilkey

The above are about the facts as to the condition of our Slave population in the County

J. S. Dury Com^th Att.
P C Bedford S M C
Jeremiah Dean as one of the Jury
John Duckworth do — as dito
Jacob Johnson do
Wm D ORear do

{Revenue Stamp}

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John Carrington one of the ^Jury^
John Webster do
Fielding Hanks
James Westbrook do
Tho W Redmon do
Edward Kemper do
William Ficklin Do

The undersigned members of the bar & officers of the court Join in the above petition

Thos Turner
J. M. Crawford clk.
M Ct. Ct.
Wm Henry Holk
B. A Seaver

Montgomery Cr Ct
vs
Charles Gilkey
$40.

Remit

24^th Aug'/64