Correspondence

James F. Robinson, Jr. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-11-10

Date of Creation
November 10, 1864
Place of Creation
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
BR12-82 to BR12-83
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1336
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32204223
People
Robinson, James Fisher, Jr.
Payne, Jno B.
Scott, John L.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Lexington, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Franklin Circuit Court
Dates
1864-11-10
1864-11-15
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James F. Robinson, Jr. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-11-10, 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-0001-004-1336 (November 12, 2026).

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Lexington Ky
Nov 10th 1864
To His Excellency
Thos. E. Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky
Dr Sir!

Jno, B. Payne a [...]relative of mine was indicted in the Franklin Court for dealing cards. Mr Payne is the son of a widowed mother and several sisters dependent upon him for a support, he is limited as to means, has settled with Mr Scott forthe Commonwealhts Atty for his part. and I do hope that you will exercise your Executive clemency and remit. that part of his fine due the commonwealth if not all a part that he may be enabled to pay the bal, his offense was slight compared with thatose daily committed by persons in our midst high in authority

Vary Resp
Yr obdt Servt
Jas. F. Robinson jr

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Franklin Cir Ct
vs
Jno Payne
$500 each
Remitted
15th Nov/64