W. B. Johnson to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-08-20
- Date of Creation
- August 20, 1864
- Place of Creation
- London, Laurel 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
- BR11-247 to BR11-248
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1140
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204027
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Citation
W. B. Johnson to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-08-20, 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-0001-004-1140 (November 14, 2026).
To His excellency Gov Bramlette
Your Petitioner W. B Johnson says that he was fined $75. the
He says he had no defense agst said charge, as he had no excuse except that of ignorance, he confesses that he did not know it was his duty, and therefore he failed, he did not fail out of any intention or disposition to violate the law, He thinks the penalty is a very severe one, and as it has learned him the law, he will hereafter comply with it. and he therefor prays your Excellency to remit said fine
W. B Johnson
Sworn to before me by W B Johnson this
C B Faris clk
We believe the statemts in the foregoing petition, and that the fine ought to be remitted.
W. H Randall
C B Faris
London
Gov Bramblet
Dear sir I believe this fine ought to be remited I hope that you will do so
your friend truly
Granville Pearl
Laurel Cir Ct
vs
W. B. Johnson
Remit
$75.