Petition

James P. Harbeson et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-07-29

Date of Creation
July 29, 1865
Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson 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
BR14-330 to BR14-331
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2114
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FTP Identifier
32204999

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Dates
1865-05-30
1865-06-07
1865-07-29
1865-08-12
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James P. Harbeson et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-07-29, 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-0001-004-2114 (November 13, 2026).

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To His Excellency
The Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioners George Glascock and John Riddleberger respectfully represent to your Excellency, that they were jointly indicted on the 30th May 1865, in the City Court of Louisville for faro dealing; and on the 7th June, 1865, a judgment, imposing a fine of $500 jointly against them was rendered.

Your petitioners state that they have paid the part of said fine allowed to the Commonwealth's Attorney, and other costs of the officers, amounting to near $200.00 which they feel, under the Circumstances to be quite a severe penalty upon them.

They, therefore beg the interposition of your Excellency's clemency and respectfully, yet Earnestly pray your Excellency to remit that part of the fine which belongs to the Commonwealth; and they will ever pray.

James P. Harbeson
City Judge
Pat Dillon M, C, C, L,
Will Horan D. M.
Abraham Akers D, M,

Geo Glascock
Jno. M. Riddleburger
J. B. McFerran
J C McFerran
E. H, Taylor
Wm McLaughlin
John L. Treanor
Late — Lt Col 5th Ky. Vol. Infr.
U. S. A. A.

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Gov. Thomas E. Bramlette
Sir

I heartily endorse the within petition and hope you will feel willing to grant the request

Yours with highest regards
M, S, Merriwether
Louisville
July 29' 1865

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Louisville City Ct
vs
Glascock and Ridelberger
$500.
12 Aug/65
Remit —
excused
E L V