Correspondence

S. M. Bernard to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-04

Date of Creation
April 1865
Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
BR13-198
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1708
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FTP Identifier
32204595

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Dates
1865-04
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S. M. Bernard to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-04, 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-0001-004-1708 (November 14, 2026).

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Louisville Ky April [...]st 1865
Govr Bramlett
Dr. Sr.

I was in Hopkinsville a few days ago, and defended Mr. J. Torian under a charge of keeping a Gambling house, I say defended him, I represented him as atty at his request & during the progress of the trial, he told me all about the case & I advised him to confess the charge & he did so, & I took it on my self to investigate his case outside & I learned that he was once reached by his frd's using his room in substance as stated by him in his petition to you for relief Torian is a young man of good moral character of good family, but poor

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I made no charge vs him for what I did for him, & do hope you may feel justified in remitting his fine the Commonwealth's Atty fees & the other cost will be as much as he can raise, I am satisfied that your act will be approved by the community —

Respectfully —
S. M. Bernard

Remit —