Petition

Henry Mullins to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-02-18

Date of Creation
February 18, 1865
Place of Creation
Rockcastle 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
BR12-346 to BR12-347
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1513
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FTP Identifier
32204400

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1865-02-18
1865-02-28
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Henry Mullins to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-02-18, 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-0001-004-1513 (November 14, 2026).

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State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County Sct
To His Excellency
Govenor Bramlett.

Your Petitioner Henry Mullin would Respectfully Represent — that at the February Term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court. he was fined. $20. for selling one quart of whisky, to one Jonathan Abney, he admits that Mr. Abney called upon him when his wife was sick in the Family way, and represented that he was bound to have the whisky. I stubornly refused him,, but the circumstance of his Family at the time, still I let him have the whisky. and further states that he has replevied the Judgment of the court. and is now nearly out, and unless relieved — he will be compeled to pay the fine, and further States that he is a poor man, with a Family, and is unable to pay the fine and would Respectfully pray your Honor to interpose and remit the fine or so much thereof as, is due the state. and as in duty bound will ever pray &C —

H Mullins

State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County sct

Sworn to and Subscribed before me by Henry Mullins. the 18th day of Feby 1865

A. Smith c R c c

over

[Page 2]

we the undersigned citizens of Mtvernon Rockcastle county Ky. state that we believe the statements made by the Petition is true. we therefore pray your Excellency remit the fine.

Alfred. Smith C R c c
W, M, Fish Clk R Co C
F B McClary
Wm McClure

Rockcastle Cir Ct
vs
H Mullins
$20 —
28th Feby/65

Remit