Benton Gatewood to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-05-02
- Date of Creation
- May 2, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Bedford, Trimble 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
- BR13-341 to BR13-342
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1802
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204689
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Citation
Benton Gatewood to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-05-02, 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-0001-004-1802 (November 12, 2026).
Bedford Ky
To His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette
Governor of Commonwealth of Kentucky
your petitioner Benton Gatewood would respectfully represent, that at the
He says that he was not aware that he was subject to a fine for merely pitching as he did for a treat, it being merely for amusement as he believed,
He therefore prays your honor to remit said fine and as in duty bound will ever pray &C. &C,
Benton Gatewood
We the undersigned citizens of Trimble co Ky, join the petition in his prayer &C
F. E. Skidmore
F Willis Sheriff T. C.
R. Bell
B R. Spencer
Alex. Cook
Frank Skidmore
William Skidmore
W R Goode
A R Ewing
Thos E T Peek
W. J. Wright
J. B. Pierce
L. G. Peak
F A Adams
W. T. Samuels Audr
Sir the within petitioner Bent Gatewood is a friend of Mine and I would like verry Much for you to lay his case to ^before^ the Governor Gatewood is a poor man and I would feel agreaved to see him put in Jail for so Small of fees Should you succed in having Said fine remitted and send me the papers I will send the fee Two dollar by Mail forthwith
Respectfuly
W F Peak Clk
Trimble Cir Ct
vs
B. Gatewood
$30 —
Remit