Samuel Denham et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-08-24
- Date of Creation
- August 24, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Williamsburg, Whitley 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
- BR11-214 to BR11-215
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1119
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204006
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Citation
Samuel Denham et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-08-24, 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-0001-004-1119 (November 14, 2026).
To his excellency Thomas E. Bramlet Gov of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Your petitioner Samuel Denham would respectfully represent unto your excellency that at the presant term of Whitly circuit Court he was fined the sum of Seventy five Dollars for failing to put up the tavern rates as fixed by the County Court in the publick room of his house.
your petitioner did not know that the law required him to do so he had no information that the rates had been fixed by the County Court.
your petitioner states that as soon as he asertained that it was his duty to put up the rates he complied with the law your petitioner prays your excellency to interpose your pardoning power & remit said fine
Samuel Denham petitioner
I hope your excellency will remit the above fine
David D, Lyttle
Gov Bramllet
This fine ought to be remited according to my opinion if I had the power to do so I would remit the fine
Granville Pearl
Williamsburg
Hon, James H, Garrard
Pleas present this petition to his excelleny as soon consonent & procure & send a remission of the fine to me as early as you conveniently can and you will much oblige your friend truly
Samuel Denham
Whitley Cir Ct
vs
S. Denham
Remit
$75 —