Petition

Stephen Gray et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-03-22

Date of Creation
March 22, 1865
Place of Creation
Laurel 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
BR13-93
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1635
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32204522

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Dates
1864-08
1865-03
1865-05-04
1865-03-22
1865-03-22
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Stephen Gray et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-03-22, 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-0001-004-1635 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky The undersigned Stephen Gray would respectfully represent that at the August Term of the Laurel Circuit 1864 the Grand Jury returned an Indictment against him for Gaming to which he appeared at the March Term 1865 and plead guilty and Judgment was rendered against him for $20 — He states that he did not engage in playing the game himself but being present where a game at cards was being played offered to bet 25 cents on the game which was taken He further states that he is a verry poor man that the payment of the fine would be burdensome to him he having a large family to support wherefore he prays Your excellency to remit said fine

Stephen Gray

Stephen Gray
20
Laurel Co.
S Gray $20
4 May/65

State of Kentucky
County of Laurel } SS

Stephen Gray says the statements in the foregoing petition are true

Stephen ^his X mark^ Gray

Sworn to and subscribed before me by on the 22nd day of March 1865

C B Farris

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The undersigned are personally well acquainted with Stephen Gray who is a citizen of Laurel County Kentucky that he is an honest honorable man not in the habit of Gaming or indulging in any other violations of Law That he is a verry poor man and the payment of the fine would be oppressive we therefore think the fine ought to be remitted

Given under our hands 22 March 1865

C B Faris clerk L C C
M. L. Rice
C Pitman
Robt Hays
J. V. F. McKee
N. B. Jones
W B Johnson
WM T Moren
W P Evans
W. H Randall

Gov Bramblett

Dear sir

I hope you will remit this fine If I had the power I would do so

Granville Pearl