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Petition

John Larrance to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-11-29

Document details

Date of Creation: November 29, 1864
Place of Creation: Warren 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: BR12-20 to BR12-21
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-004-1308
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FTP Identifier: 32204195

Mentioned in this document

People: Garman, Blackstone M.; Pedigo, George W.; Wright, George; Garman, Jacob; Doughty, James; Garman, James M.; Larrance, John; Pedigo, Joseph H.; Legrand, Louis; Legrand, Nathan; Doughty, Preston; Knowles, R. S.; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott; Pedigo, Willis H.; Smith, [Unknown]
Places: Smiths Grove, Kentucky
Organizations: Warren Circuit Court; Warren County Court
Dates: 1864-11-29; 1859; 1864-11-29; 1865-01-07

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John Larrance to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-11-29, 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-0001-004-1308 (November 12, 2026).

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To his Excelency
Gov. Bramlette

{Revenue Stamp}R S K
29 Nov 1864

Your Pettioner would represent that at the fall term of the Equity & Criminal court in warren County in 1859 he was fined Sixty dollars for Selling Spirits contrary to law. the inditement was founded on a witness predjutice against me I had not been in the practice of violating the law and am not now, never keep and tiple Spiritious liquors-nor never Intend to am a Loyal citizen and law abiding man though poor-I have never paid the fine from the fact I have not been able to do So and Suport my family I pray your Excelency to remit the fine-and will ever pray-

John Larrance

Sworn to befor the undersigned Justice of the peace for warren county by John Larrane this 29^th Novr 1864

R. S. Knowles J. P. W. C.

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We the undersigned neighbors and acquaintances of John Larrane represent to your Excelency that we know the petitioner and represent him to be a good citizen a Loyal man peaceable and Industrious with a large family and would respectfully represent him as worthy of Executive Clemency Respt — Yours —

G W Pedigo
Preston Doughty
James Doughty
James M Garman
Jacob Garman
W. H. Pedigo
J H, Pedigo
Louis legrand
B M garman
Nathan legrand

[Page 3]

Govenor.

If you can Relieve Mr Smith & Larrane consistently I hope you will do So and confer a favor on them & their familys mail to my adress. Smiths Grove

Geo Wright

[Page 4]

Warren Equity & Crim Ct
vs
John Larrance
$60.
Tipling
Remitted
7^th Jany/65