Petition

John D. Pulliam et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
BR13-356 to BR13-357
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1810
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FTP Identifier
32204697

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Dates
1864-03
1864-03
1865-05-25
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John D. Pulliam et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-1810 (November 15, 2026).

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To His Excellency Govenor Thos. E. Bramlette

The undersigned Citizens of the County of Gallatin would respectfully represent that One JohnJames A Gridley was indicted in the Gallatin Circuit for Various offenses upon which indictment bench warrants was issued admitting Said Gridley to bail in the Sum of $500, $500, & $2050 respectively and his brother O. D. Gridley became his Surity on his bail bonds for the Sum of [...], the said James A Gridley was fined at the March Term 1864 in the Sum of $2000 — for the offinse of assault & batery — which was an amount that he was wholy unable to pay and rather than be confined in the County Jail he has fled the Commonwealth, and has not appeared to answer the said three indictments in pursuance of his bail bonds, and at the last March Term of the Gallatin Ct, Ct, the Comth Attorney took Judgment against the Said O. D. Gridley his Surity upon the forfeiture of said three several bonds amounting to the sum of $12050 — the said O D. Gridley Cannot pay said debt without great embarassment, We appeal to Your Excellency for the exercise of Your Clemency in his behalf we believe the Judgment Should be remitted so far as in Your power to do so, and hope You will favorably Consider the petition and we will ever pray &, &, &,

Jno. D. Pulliam
Jim Broun

O. D. Gridley
J JLandram
R. L. Ireland

[Page 2]

W. S. Allen
W H [...] S G C
Liut C Longfellow
C W Farris
G W McDowel
D. B. Dailey
J. W. Williams
W. H. Moores
W. J. Sleet U. S. A
Wm R Ennis
H P Clore
W. H. Keene
Florian Cox
Attilla Cox
Q L Robinson Sr.
J Tyson Police Judge Warsaw
J D P Given
H Sebree
F. M. Lineback
Wm Brett
J J Brown
J. R. Brown
Robt Smith
Joseia Howard
Jn L Robinson
J Critt. Furnish
J M Vance
Ambrose Rea
Jas Arnold

R. Craig —
Thomas Ritchey D. S. G. C.
R. J. F. Abbett
H J Abbett
Wm Carver Sr
Jas. G. Robison
H. Baldwin —
John [L] Robinson
James. S. McCattin J. P. G. C
R. R. Russell
Wm Craig
J P. Crouch
A H Bledsoe
W. L Cox
H C Cox
Thomas J Winn
O H Winn
Ben F. Griffin
James Farnish
Jacob Carver
John Jones
Nath F Cromwell
Walter Brown Jr
S Graves
Van S. Brashears
David Story
W W. D Story

[Page 3]

E C Peak
John W. Hawkins —
J. G. Bacon Late Capt. Co. "E" 18" Ky. V. V. I.
H. H. Gravs
W. T. Carlisle
D B Allen
J. T. Robison
T M Blackmon
J S Conner
L Carer
N Crouch
W. M. Smith
Edward Clifford
John M. Bacon
John Carver
Henry Simpson
W. J. S. Brightwell
V. W. Keene
W. Jinkens
Oliver Graves
C Hayes
B F Furnish
A Dickinson
F C. Robinson
William Carver Jr
George Ross
Walter Brown Sr
John B Orr
John. W knox
Harvey Winn
J. G. Beshear
T. Oneal

J. W. Story
Francis Baldwin
Samuel W Spencer
reid Kirby
Henry Bruse
John B Breeden
Jacob Harper
E Lee
J k. Baxter
John Littrel
James Craig
Anty Clayetter
P Donely
Wm F Graham
M C Hughes
Fountain Perry
E Hobbs
M. P. Johnson
Weedon Sleet
James Donley
M. H. Anderson

[Page 4]

To His Excellency Govr
Thos. E. Bramlett
Frankfort
Ky

Gallatin Cir Ct
vs
O. D Gridley
$1250
3 cases
25th May 1865

Remit &
(hand Pat Major)

sent for fee
20th May/65