Petition

Hugh F. Finley et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-05-24

Date of Creation
May 24, 1865
Place of Creation
Rockcastle 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
BR13-310
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1783
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FTP Identifier
32204670

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Dates
1865-02
1865-05-24
1865-05-24
1865-06-30
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Hugh F. Finley et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-05-24, 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-0001-004-1783 (November 14, 2026).

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To his excellency Thomas E Bramlett governor of the commonwealth of Kentucky Your petitioner umphrey Bullock States that at the Feby term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court 1865 he was fined twenty five dollars for an assault upon the person of william Thompson he States that it was true that he did make an assault but it was done under very aggravating Circumstancis and that there was no damage done that he merely Struck a tap he States that he is a poore man and has a family to Support that they are dependant altogether on his labor for a Support Wherefore he umbley ask your excellency to remit Said fine

Gov Bramlette I think you will do right to remit the fine above mentioned

H F Finley

James G Carter
G. W. Roberts
Geo. W. McClure
John. F. Harris

A Smith C R c c
S Ashley A Wards
S H. Thompson
H. J. Moore C. A. R. C.

{Revenue Stamp}J G C
May 24 1865

Humphrey Bullock states that the statements in the above Petition contains the truth — Humphrey Bullock

State of Kentucky County of Rockcastle, sct

Subscribed and sworn to before me by Humfrey Bullock this 24 day of may 1865

James G Carter Notary Public R. C.

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Rockcastle Cir Ct
vs
H Bullock
$25
Remitted assault
30th June 865