Petition

Jesse Courm et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-03-07

Date of Creation
March 7, 1865
Document Genre
Petition
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
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Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867
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BR13-85
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1629
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Jesse Courm et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-03-07, 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-0001-004-1629 (November 12, 2026).

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To his excellency Thos E Bramlett
Govonor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Your undersigned Petitioners would respectfully represent that at the present March Term of the Greenup Circuit court that Joseph Riley a citizen of Greenup County was fined the Sum of Two hundred dollars for permitting gaming in his house, Said Riley promises that he will not commit the like offence, we therefore Earnestly request your Excellency to remit that part of the fine due the state as he is a man of with a family and if compelled to pay the same it will greatly Emberrass him
March 7th 1865

Jesse [Corum] Atto
Geo E Rae Atto
Wm Corum
Ed F Dulin Atto
J. M. Robb Atto
Elij. C. Phister
Saml. G. Wurts
R Thomson
S. Reed
D M Bevins
R Galbraith

I think that the fine ought to be remitted under the circumstances
March — 7 1865
Geo M. Thomas
atto for Comth

John M. Hill C. G. C.
Wm L Hurst
L. W. Andrews
Jud. of Greenp Cir Court.
B F Bennet
J B Welsh
[Page 2]

Greenup Cir Ct
vs
Joseph Riley
$200.
Gaming
8th June 1865

Remit

sent for fee
5th Apl/65 & on 24th May