Petition

Patrick U. Major et al. 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
BR12-103
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1351
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32204238
People
Baronett, Aaron
Lingenfelter, Archibald
Stewart, B.
Franks, Barnett S.
Wilson, Berry
Simpson, George W.
[Unknown], J. C.
[Unknown], J. S.
[Myer], J. T.
Price, James
Sechrest, James R.
Smith, John E.
Bromback, John J.
Landram, John James
Collins, Joseph M.
Brown, L.
Geason, P. W.
Major, Patrick Upshire
Bromback, Richard H.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Gray, Thomas
Dickerson, Thomas J.
Stroud, Thomas
Beard, W.
Oldham, W.
Franks, William
Vanlandingham, William
[Unknown], [Unknown]
Organizations
Grant Circuit Court
Dates
1864-05
1864-10
1864-11-19
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Citation

Patrick U. Major 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-0001-004-1351 (November 12, 2026).

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To His Excy Gov'r Thos E Bramllett

Your Petitioner would respectfully represent that James Secherst was indicted at the may term 1864 of the Grant circuit for gaming without permission on the premises of another-and was at the October term 1864 fined the sum of seventy dollars $70 00/100, therefore — The facts in the case were these Several gentlemen played a game of Poker in a Hotel — One of the Party was the temporary occupant of the Room, and told the others that it would be all right for them to play that he had got the permission of the Land Lord for so doing — and thencefore mony played, and all were indicted, the rest of the party who made defense were fined some twenty dollars only, while Sechrest, who was absent, made default and in the absence of any defense was fined the said sum of $70,00, In view of these facts and the further fact that James Sechrest is an old, and poor man, and in fact unable to pay said fine without distressing his family we would respectfully recommend, and pray that the said fine, or so much, thereof as to your excellency may seem just be remitted and forever forgiven, and we will ever pray & c~

Names
P, U, Major comth Atto pro Tem pore
J. J. Landram

Names
Wm Franks
B. Wilson
B, S, Franks
T Stroud

William Vanlandingham