Petition

W. H. Sneed et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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Petition
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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
BR11-401 to BR11-401-1
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1236
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32204123

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Dates
1864-10
1863-10
1864-10-15
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W. H. Sneed et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-1236 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Lewis Wallascheck would respectfully represent that at the present, "Octo," Term 1864 — of the Franklin Circuit Court he was fined the sum of $200 00 for permitting "gaming" in his house, He would represent the facts in the cause to be as follows — in Oct, 1863, he set up in the back room of his small "confectionary" establishment in Frankfort, a "Pigeon Hole" Table, That the object & design of said table was to draw "Custom" to his establishment, several others ingaged in a similar business, having tables of this kind in their establishments, That the purpose of this table was to afford amusement to those who might frequent his house, That he charged for the priviledge of playing each game upon said table, the players five cents each, & gave to each a check as follows, ("good for 5 cts in refreshments L Wallaschick") which said check entitled the holder to 5 cts worth of refreshments at his Establishment, That the running of the tables only operated to his benefit on this, it enabled him to sell more goods — That he not only prohibited any and all betting

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by an express prohibition on his part, but he had at the end of his table a lettered card — reading as follows. "No betting allowed upon this table," He further states that he is a poor man with a family to support & that the only means that he has of doing so are derived from his profits out of his small "Confectionary Establishment", that he is entirely unable to pay the fine imposed upon him & if Compelled to do so, he would have to sacrifice his little stock of goods & thereby deprive himself of the means of supporting his family — or be confined in the County jail. Wherefore he prays that so much of said fine be remitted, as is not due & belonging to the officers Concerned,

Very Respectfully

We the undersigned Considering Mr Walischecks Case, as herein related, as worthy of the indulgince & interposition of Executive Clemency, most Cordially unite with him in his foregoing petition,

Respectfully the citizens of Frankfort
W. H. Sneed Co atty for Franklin Co,
John. W. Russell Jr
N Heffner

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B. Jacoby
J T. Daniel
N. C Cook
Chas Hasman
J. D. chambers
J, C, Hendricks
A Sonneberg.

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Franklin Cir Ct
vs
L Wallacecheck
Petition to the Governor of Ky


Remit
15th Oct/64
Sneed