Benjamin Helm Bristow to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-09-24
- Date of Creation
- September 24, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Hopkinsville, Christian 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
- BR11-329 to BR11-330
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1191
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204078
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Citation
Benjamin Helm Bristow to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-09-24, 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-0001-004-1191 (January 17, 2026).
Hopkinsville Ky
His Excellency
Thos E Bramlette
Gov.
The undersigned citizens of Hopkinsville would respectfully represent that at the present term of the Christian Circuit Court, Wm Hurt formerly of this place, but now resident in Russellville Ky, being indicted for the offense of keeping a gaming house, Came into Court & Confessed Judgment plead guilty whereupon the jury returned a verdict fixing his punishment at a fine of two hundred dollars
Mr Hurt has always been esteemed a quiet peacable & law-abiding citizens & we respectfully ask your excellency to remit so much all of said fine except the Atto's fee & cost.
Respctly &c
B H Bristow
Joab Clark C. C Ct Court
W Evans D C
A H Clark D,C
Jo. McCarroll S, c, c,
Jno P Ritter
R. T. Petree
James F Buckner
John Feland
S, M, Bernard
A V Lewis
John H Curran
A D Rodgers
E R Cook
Geo W D. Luck
R,,T,, McDaniel
J.D. Carr one of the Jury
J. B. Gowen D. Sheriff
H. A. Philips
Omar S Brown = a Juror
G H Grove Juror
C. T. Lewis Juror
Tho. C. Dabney
B C. Ritter
W P Hopkins Juror
Rec'd
Remit
Christian Cir Ct
vs
Wm Hunt
Gaming
$200 —
Remitted