R. D. Young et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-07-15
- Date of Creation
- July 15, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Clay County, Kentuckky
- 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
- BR14-288 to BR14-289
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2086
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204971
- People
- Hobbs, A. J.
- Potter, Barton
- Hensley, Charles
- Robinson, Charles
- Gibson, Edward R.
- Wells, Elihu, Sr.
- Eagle, Francis M., Sr.
- Reid, Hiram
- Mize, Hugh
- Lunsford, James
- Coldiron, John D
- Dalton, Jonathan
- Hubard, Joseph
- Morgan, L. G.
- Kinningham, Lyon S., Sr.
- Mize, Mary J.
- Gregory, Pleasant
- Hensley, Robert
- Young, Robert P.
- Clarkston, Samuel
- Robinson, Stephen
- Parsons, Steven
- Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
- Kelly, William B.
- Britton, William
- Parker, William
- Reid, William
- Shelton, William
Citation
R. D. Young et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-07-15, 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-0001-004-2086 (November 12, 2026).
State of Kentucky
Clay County
To his Excellency Thomas E, Bramlet Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
The under signed petitioners would beg leave to represent to Your Excellency, that at the
The facts in the case are these
Hugh Mize a free man of Color formerly resided in the State of Tennessee he being a Man free born and a very bright Mulatto the Rebels in the e to his home in Tennessee he would with his
Family would be Compelled to suffer if not Starve on account of the Scarsety of provisions in that State —
We would represent further that the said Hugh Mize Come to Kentucky well recommended And has well sustained that Character we would recomend him to you as an honest Man and one who labors hard for a livelyhood for himself and family — which labor is very useful to this community and we would recomend him to Your consideration as a proper subject for Your interposition — And Ask and pray You after considering the facts indorce by your petitioners & the neighbours of the said Hugh Mize to interpose in his behalf and to statey the proceeding in the action in the Clay Circuit Court against Mize untill he can have an opertunity to leave the state and carry his family with him and pray You to show all the lenity to the said Mize you feel you can for we assure you it is needful if possable till Civil Law is again set in operation in the state of Tennessee —
Your most obt. servents
Charles Hensley
Steven Robinson
A,, J,, Hobbs
Elihu Wells
Joseph Hubard
L. L. Kinningham
Ed Gibson
Barton Potter
Grand Jury
Clay County
vs
Hugh Mize
f. M. C
True bill found for coming into this State from the state of Tennessee
Pardons offense & remits penalty