Petition

W. L. Kirtley to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-10-14

Date of Creation
October 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
BR11-390
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1230
Rights
This image and its transcription are freely available to the public. Images appear courtesy of Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Transcriptions and annotations were created by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. When referencing this document, please use our preferred citation.; The use of transcriptions, images, or annotations from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce any material on CWGK is required.
FTP Identifier
32204117

The Civil War Governors of Kentucky editors are working on annotations for this document. Check back to explore the people, places, organizations mentioned in this document.

Dates
1864-08
1864-10-14
1864-10-18
Download (XML) Download (PDF)
Citation

W. L. Kirtley to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-10-14, 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-0001-004-1230 (November 14, 2026).

[Page 1]

To his Exclency. Thos E Bramlette

Your undersigned petition states that he was fined at the august Term of the Rockcastle circuit court ^1864^ Twenty dollars for selling spirits as clerk of a grocery Keeper without being sworn as requird by a late act of the general assembly — He states that he did not know said oath was requird or he would have taken it He thinks it hard & wrong for him to pay $20 — & costs for acting in good faith and without intending to commit any breach of law whatever.

He states that he is ^a^ mere boy and quite porre and unable to pay the fine wherefore he prays that his fine will may be remitted

W. L. Kirtley

Sworn to before me by W. L. Kirtley October 14th 1864

A Smith c R c c

We believe it justice & right that the afsd fine should be remitted and hope it will be done

E T. Fish
A Smith c R c
W. A. Brooks

[Page 2]

Rockcastle Cir Ct
vs
W. L. Kirtley
Remitted
18th Oct/64

Remit
(2 cases)