C. H. Buster to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-05-10
- Date of Creation
- May 10, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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
- BR14-34
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1917
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204804
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Citation
C. H. Buster to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-05-10, 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-0001-004-1917 (November 12, 2026).
Stanford Ky
Governor Bramlette,
I give you in explanation of the petition of Col Alexander, the following statement,
Myself & Col Alexander were in a drinking saloon, he was thoroughly intoxicated, wild with excitement, and almost frantic, had his pistol out in his hand, it was I now believe cocked at the time, friends came in & he invited them to drink, among others the deceased Come into the room Alexander in a friendly & free manner asked him to come up and drink which hedid they were talking, for a moment afterwards when I heard the report of a pistol and the deceased fell and died immediately
I am of the opinion that it is true that the shooting occured unintentionally upon the part of Alexander, at least I am sure that he did not know what he was doing he was so completely overcome with the effects of the spiritous liquors & excitement
C H Buster
Wayne Co,
Pardon
F. N. Alexander
Pardon issued
E L V