Petition

J. E. Cosson et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-05-27

Date of Creation
May 27, 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
BR13-134
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1662
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FTP Identifier
32204549

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Dates
1865-05-27
1865-03
1865-06-12
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J. E. Cosson et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-05-27, 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-0001-004-1662 (November 14, 2026).

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Somerset Ky May 27th 1865
To His Excellency
Thos E Bramlette. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

At the March term of the Pulaski circuit Court 1865. H. J. Pierce was Indicted for Keeping a Tipling house for three months in the county of Pulaski. and hearing of the Indictment. he came to town during court. to see about it. he denied the charge and said it was a malicious thing. but some of his friends pursuaded him to compromise the matter with the commonwealths attorney which he did and Judgment was rendered against him for one hundred dollars. now therefore he prays with the under signed Petitioners that he being a poor man with a large family and having about one year ago had his house and all his house hold goods destroyed by fire. would earnestly insist and ask your Honor to remit said fine

J. E. Cosson
R. F. Beatie
J. R. Richardson
A. T. Curd

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Pulaski Cir Ct
vs
H. J. Peirce
$100,
Remitted
12 June/65

In consideration of his losses by fire &c the fine is remitted