Petition

William A. Franks to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-10-27

Date of Creation
October 27, 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
BR11-399 to BR11-400
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1235
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1864-10-27
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William A. Franks to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-10-27, 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-0001-004-1235 (November 13, 2026).

[Page 1]

To his Excellency Gov Bramlett

Your petitioner W A Franks says that at the Oct term of the Grant Circuit Court for 1864 he was fined by a Jury of Said Court in the Sum of Five hundred dollars He says the only proof agst him was made by a woman who is well known to be a meddlesome woman amongt the neighbours of the neighbourhood in which she lives That the Jury was not acquainted with the character of the witness He further says that he is a poor man without any property and will not be able to pay the Same at all He represents that he is a hard working man and willing to pay his debt and will certainly pay to the atto for the Commonwealth that part of the fine belonging to him but will be entirely unable to pay the whole of the fine They say he was drafted in the last draft executed in Grant County and had to pay his commutation which entirely exhausted his means — He therefore prays Your Excellency to remit so much of the fine as you have power to remit and by so doing you will confer a great favour upon your petitioner — Oct 27th 1864 —

Wm, A, Franks,

[Page 2]

The undersigned say they are acquainted with W A Franks and that they believe the statements in the petition to your Excellency are true Oct 27th 1864 —

I do not know the parties but heard the testimony & think the fine was excessive for the wrong charged

J, M, Collins
P. U. Major Ca
Jno, Lewis
J, W, Collins
P. J. Harrison
H Kendall
J H Webb
John Marksbury S. G. c
B. Stewart M. C. G. C. C
R Jump c. g. c
B. Wilson J, G, C,
uriah Bickers
Henry Childers
Thos. A. Franklin C, G, C, C
N. H. Jeffers Clk G C, C
B S Franks
W. T. Simmons
O. D. McNamara
W L Rankin
J T Brooks
J B Remickar
Thos Read
J. J. Carder
S. T. Berkley
S. Berkley
C D Reed
T T Trim
J. B. Conrad
B. F. Simmon
Jno H. Carter
O P Hogan
J. F. Sheriff
I concur with Thomas N. Lindsey I heard the evidence
G. W. Craddock

[Page 3]

G. Lemmon
John Mitchell
R, A Dickerson
Thom Fawsett
W, C, Tucker
M C Day
John A Collins
B F Day J P G C
W. S. Forsyth
Edward Lockwood
J. S. Callahan
S C Sayers
G W W G Gosney
Jeremiah Poor
David Barker
N. Barker
William P Sechrest
Thomas R Sechrest
W.M. [wurterhason]
J C Makay
W. P. Kuhn
Asa Tomlin
Gratison Boleson
John Boleson
James Alexander
John Cale
Bansson Cale
J B Frank
S M Dougherty
J H Wayland
A Beach
C Frankes
L H Wemire
Jas. S. Points

William R. Paints
Wm Paints
Jeremiah Lawson
W. S. Dickerson
W. J. Penick
W. L. Collins
G. W Grant
L Cason
Chapman Cason
R L Collins
Chas O'Hara
W M Finley
Thomas Anderson
James Anderson
Esau. H. Conrad
C B Clifton
A S Frank ^is the brother of the witness^
B N. Carter
James Schutt
J. A. Collins
R A Dickerson

[Page 4]

Grant Cir Ct
vs
W. A. Franks
To } Petition
Gov Bramlet

Remit
31st Oct/64

Send J M Collins
atty
Crittenden
Grant Co
Send to J M Collins