P. Spragens et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-08-14
- Date of Creation
- August 14, 1864
- 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
- BR11-272 to BR11-273
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1155
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204042
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Citation
P. Spragens et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-08-14, 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-0001-004-1155 (November 14, 2026).
To his Excy
Thomas E Bramlette
Governor &c
Frankfort Ky
Sir
By the Judgment of W R Carson a Justice of the peace for Lincoln County the undersigned was fined $22, for a breach of the peace occasioned by striking Joseph Hughes — Hughes called publicly to the face of your petitioner that he yr. petitioner was a damned liar & a damned Thief and there upon your petioner struck him — for this & only this he was fined —
The insult was unprovoked & the quarrel very sudden he prays for the remission of the fine
P. Spragens
The undersigned concur in the petition of P Spraggins
Joshua F Bell
T, P, Hill
M. J. Dunham
J E Huffman
Fon T Fox
M H Owsley
Lincoln Co
vs
P. Spragens
$22 —
Breach Peace
Remit
There are many better men than Spraggins but he is truthful — his veracity can not be questioned I trust you may regard it consistent with propriety to give him the remission
JFB