Petition

James L. Cargil to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
BR11-422
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1249
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FTP Identifier
32204136

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Dates
1864-08
1864-10-04
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James L. Cargil 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-0001-004-1249 (November 13, 2026).

[Page 1]

To his Excellency Tho E Bramlette

The undersigned your Petitioners would represent to your honor that on the [...] day of August 1864. a warrant issued against him from the office of P H Hopkins a Justice of the peace for Clinton County for a breach of the peace and that he was tried under Said warrant before T. C. Ashinhust a Justice of the peace for said County and fined $15. upon said Judgment execution or capias profine has issued — and is now in the hands of the sheriff. Your Petitioner would represent that he is nearly destitute of property as most all of the moveable property of this county has been run off or taken from the citizens which renders it hard for them to even pay the Tax due the State & fFederal Governments, you are personally well acquainted with my character. and will Judge of this case accordingly. you know whether or not I have been considered a peaceable quiet citizen, if you think I have I ask you to remit the fine aforesaid & hope I will never trouble you with another such request.

Respy James L. cargil.

We of the jury Will as in it
before whom he was tried

Thomas C Ashinhust J P C C
John Tuggle
Abraham Blair
James R wright
[Raul hert]
Abijah Means
Joseph Brown
J M Brannam

[Page 2]

Clinton Co J. P.
vs
Jas L. Cargil
$15
Breach Peace
4th Oct/64

James. L. Cargil
Clinton County

Remit