Hiram J. Pierce et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-04-08
- Date of Creation
- April 8, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Somerset, Pulaski 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
- BR13-133
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1661
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204548
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Citation
Hiram J. Pierce et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-04-08, 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-0001-004-1661 (November 14, 2026).
Somerset Kentucky
To His Excellency
Thos E. Bramlette
Gov. of. Kentucky
Your petitioner Hiram Peirce states and would represent to your Excellency. that — he confessed judgment at the present term of the Court for $100.00 for a misdemeanor That he has a considerable family and is greatly behind hand on account of the troubles of the times and having had his house in which he lived burned and much of his furniture destroyed. That while in legal contemplation he might have been found guilty yet he never intended to violate the laws of the land. or act improperly and that he has always endeavored to comply with ^the^ laws of the country — He requests your excellency to remit the fine in this instance and as he hopes you will regard it a fit subject for Executive Clemency
H J Pierce
Sworn to before Hiram Peirce
J E Cosson Clk
We concur in the statements of the petitioner and ask Your Excellency to remit the fine in this case
J. E Cosson
Fon T Fox
Lewis Patteson
J W Hail
R F Beatie
C B Bachellor
Pulaski Cir Ct
vs
H J. Peirce
$100 —
Remitted