Petition

A. Craig to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-05-20

Date of Creation
May 20, 1865
Place of Creation
Frankfort, Franklin 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
BR13-366
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1817
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32204704

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Dates
1865-05-20
1865-01-15
1865-05-20
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A. Craig to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-05-20, 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-0001-004-1817 (November 12, 2026).

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Frankfort Ky May 20, 1865
To the Governor:
A. Craig respectfully states:

John Hancock was on the 15 Jan'y 1865 fined ten dollars and costs ^in each of two cases.^ on the Police Court of Frankfort for disorder, and to prevent him from going to jail I became his surety. The fine disorder was the result of drinking, but since the fine Hancock has been orderly and soberly. Hancock is a laborer, and has no property subject to execution, and unless the fine is remitted, I will have to pay it. Hancocks drinking was accidental, and ever since these fines has been attending to his business, & I believe will behave in the future.

I respectfully ask for a remission
A Craig

We unite in the petition for the remission

James Harlan jr
Thos Rodman
R W Blackburn
J. Swigert
John R Graham
S C Buell
A H Rennick
John Macklin
D. W. Macy

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Police Ct of Frankfort
vs
John Hancock
$10. each
20th May 1865

Remit