Petition

Benjamine Cotton to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-05-01

Date of Creation
May 1, 1865
Place of Creation
Bowling Green, Warren 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
BR13-367
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1818
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FTP Identifier
32204705

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Dates
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Benjamine Cotton to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-05-01, 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-0001-004-1818 (November 12, 2026).

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Bowling Green Ky May 1st 1865
To His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette
Gov. State of Kentucky

Your petitionter BenJamine Cotton represents, that at the Feb. term of the Warren Circuit Court ^1865^ he was fined some $20.00 on a charge of selling Liquor &c He states he is 65 or 67 years old, Rheumatic palsied and pennyless — has Two sons in the Federal Army 26th Ky Regt — He asks for an exercise of your powers of pardon and clemency, vested in you by the constitution, for a release of said fine — for which he will ever feel grateful —

Respectfully
Benjamine ^His X mark^ Cotton

Attest
J. H. Wilkins

We cheerfully unite in the above prayer — hoping Cottons fine will be remitted — and further state that the Commonwealth, will suffer less by remitting same than he ^and family^ will by having it to pay

S S Patten s w c
J. C. & J. H. Wilkins

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Warren Co
vs
$20
B Cotton
4th May 1865

Remitted
Richard T. Jacob
Lt. & act. Gov.