D. H. Hughes to Harlan & Harlan
1865-08-07
- Date of Creation
- August 7, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Morganfield, Union 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
- BR15-162 to BR15-163
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2281
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205165
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Citation
D. H. Hughes to Harlan & Harlan, 1865-08-07, 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-0001-004-2281 (February 14, 2026).
Morganfield Ky —
Messrs Harlan & Harlan
Gentlemen = John A Brooks who had been a promising Young lawyer of the Webster county bar in
Vance of Henderson and Spalding & myself of this place were his counsel & had no doubt of acquitting him. We want his bail in
at the next term — In the mean time the county here and especially in Webster county became the scene of a reigh of Terror — Soldiers on both sides were commiting unheard of outrages upon the citizens, and especially was there an extreme vindictiveness on the part of Union soldiers toward those who had been in the rebel service — I send you copies of the indictments & also affidavits in regard to Brooks —
There was no court in October,
will pay you a handsome fee for yr services = anything which you may think it necessary for us to do let me [hear one] and I will be prompt — If my presence in Frankfort would advance our suit with the Gov — I will come up immediately — We must hasten this matter as the court sits 2nd monday in
Get me out of this blamed scrape if you can and as in duty bound I will ever be
Yrs &c
D H Hughes
The writer of this is a reputable atto of Union County — He and his co petitioners are men of high character and standing
James Harlan Jr
Respite 12 months to give opportunity to have principal Surrendered —
T E B
Webster Cir Ct
vs
J H. Spalding D H. Hughes & S B. Vance
1 Indictment
$500. & one for $500.
Respited for 12 Months
