Petition

George W. Brooks et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-10-25

Date of Creation
October 25, 1864
Place of Creation
Jamestown, Russell 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
BR11-451
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1268
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Dates
1864-10-25
1861
1864-10-25
1864-11-08
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George W. Brooks et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-10-25, 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-0001-004-1268 (November 14, 2026).

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Jamestown Ky
October 25th 1864
Your Excellency Gov Thos E Bramlette
Dear sir

on yesterday George. W. Brooks of Russell County Ky confessed a Judgement in the Russell Circuit Court under an indictment for Trespass for the sum of $25 dollars including an attos fee of $5 — desiring not be troubled further with it in the way of making defense and We the undersigned citizens of said County would most Respectfully represent to your Excellency that the said George W Brooks has lost considerably by the armeys both Union men and Rebels which has reduced his condition to poverty & almost ruin he haveing a large family to mantain and take care of. He is a peaceable quiet man and as We believe not guilty of the trespass afore said which was alledged to have been committed on the [...] day of [...]1861 We hope that you will extend to him your generally known magnamnity that prompts you to use your master efforts to relieve our citizens from their very and numerous ^Injuries^ distresses Therefore We desire you to & think you ought to remit that portion of said Judgment that you are authorized to do by the Laws of the state of Ky

George W Brooks states that the facts set forth in the foregoing Petition are true

G. W. Brooks

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25d of October 1864

George Bryan Exam
RC

I respectfuly solicit the Governor of Kentucky to remit the fine imposed on the Petitioner above mentioned

Fon T Fox

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I respectfully join in the within Petition & prayer for a remission of the fine but know nothing of the facts

Jamestown Ky

T T Alexander

Oct 22nd 1864

My Dear Aunt

With pleasure do I tonight seat myself to address you — I am well and doing very well

I am of the opinion that the within fine ought to be remitted

J. A. Williams co atto
Jarvis Dunbar jr
J E Hays
John Q [Boone]
W. T. Jackman S.R.C.
T. C. Winfrey
S P Collins
A. P. Simpson

Russell Cir Ct
vs
Geo. W Brooks
$25 —
Remit —
8th Nov/64