George Williams et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
- Place of Creation
- Grant 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
- BR11-427 to BR11-428
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1253
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204140
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- Dates
- 1864-10-31
Citation
George Williams 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-0001-004-1253 (November 14, 2026).
To His Excellency Govenor
Thomas. E. Bramlett
Your Petitioners would respectfully represent that George Williams a citizen of the County of Grant was indicted in the Grant Circuit Court for assault and battery and was at the [...] Term of Said Court fined the Sum of $75 — — we would further represent that Said Williams is a verry old man and a verry poor One, not able to make His fine to the Commonwealth without great pecuniary embarrassment to Him, He has Served His Country well both in the war of 1812 and this present war, He was a Soldier in the 18th Ky Vol Inft, and descharged His duty faithfully until He was descharged in consequence of His great age advanced age and disability — We believe in consideration of the above Circumstance His fine Should be remitted, we therefore hope Your Excellancy will favorably Consider this Petition and we will ever pray &., &, &
George ^his X mark^ Williams
J. J. Landram
P T Drim [...] Pro. WmsTown
John. Marksbury sheriff Grant Co ^Ky^
I have known the above named George Williams ^for some years:^ he is an old man a soldier of the war of 1812, he is decriped & I think wholly incapable of haveing committed such an assault as he has been charged with — He is poor & wholly unable to pay his fine. I pray it to be remitted
Garrett Davis
I have known George Williams for Some Considerable time and the facts in the Petition is literally true I believe and I hope You will favorably consider the same,
J J Landram
Senator 23 District
I have been acquainted with Mr. Geo. Williams for many years and know that the petition of is worthy of the consideration of your excellency, and trust you will remit the fine mentioned in the petition
B. N. Carter J. P. G. C
Grant Cir Ct
vs
Geo Williams
assault
$75
Remitted
