Correspondence

Thomas Tuttle to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-07-20

Date of Creation
July 20, 1865
Place of Creation
Laurel 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
BR14-367 BR14-366
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2140
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205024

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Dates
1864-08
1865-07-20
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Citation

Thomas Tuttle to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-07-20, 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-0001-004-2140 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The undersigned Thomas Tuttle would respectfully represent that at the August Term 1864 of the Laurel Circuit Court he was tried and found guilty of Retailing and find twenty dollars

He states that he never made a business of retailing Liquors that the only offence of the kind he ever committed was the one for which he was tried and the facts were as following there being several in Company they made up some money and the undersigned went to the tavern and purchased some Liquor while they were drinking it a man came along who had not put in any money he drank some of the Liquor and agreed to pay the undersigned for it — This being the entire offence he asks your Excellency to remit said fine

Thomas Tuttle

Laurel County sct

Thomas Tuttle says he believes that statements in the foregoing petition are true

Thomas Tuttle

Sworn to before me by Thos Tuttle ^this^ 20 day of July 1865

Wm. R. Jones J P

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The undersigned Citizens of Laurel County are well acquainted with Thomas Tuttle and know him to be a verry poor man and would respectfully request ask your Excellency to remit said fine

C B Faris
A, H, Williams
Even Jones
Charles Day
Wm. R Jones Esqr

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Laurel Cir Ct
vs
Thos Tutt