Saint George T. Peckham et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-08-19
- Date of Creation
- August 19, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Lexington, Fayette 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
- BR15-95 to BR15-96
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2261
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205145
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Citation
Saint George T. Peckham et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-08-19, 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-0001-004-2261 (November 14, 2026).
Lexington Ky
Your Excellency
Governor Bramlette
We undersigned Citizens of Lexington bag leave to petition Your Excellency in behalf of Salomon Spiegel a Soldier of the 9th Mich. Vol. Cav. Said Spiegel has been charged and found guilty by the Fayette County Judge for peddling without license.
Being a Soldier he violated the laws as above Stated ingorantly and would not have done so, had he known, that he was doing wrong. He was fined for $300 and costs, of which he has paid the Portion, which is costs ^($156)^ In view of the above facts, we hope that you will see into his case, a proper one for the exercise of executive clemency and that you will remit his said funds
We are Your Excellency's
Very obedient Servants
St. Geo. T. Peckham
N. R. Forster.
Capt and A. A. A. C. 1" Div, D, K,
J M Williams Capt 4[9]"
Ind V. V. I
S. Laivenhart
Clifford Thomson
Maj 5th U S. C. C Commdg Post
D. C. Stone Capt & Pro Mar"
E. H. Hobson
Brig genl
William W Peele
Capt 49" Ind. V V. I.
Edwd Cronly
D. S. Goodloe
Hiram Shaw
Jno B Wilgers
Benj. F. Keyser
Lt and Post Adjt Lex Ky
W W Dinden.
Markus Goldsmith
B. T. Milton
Peter Lighe
A Seaskind
Jos Frank
B L, Price
J, T, Berry
Wm Landsberg
vs
Sol Spiegel
$300,
Remitted