W. D. Carpenter et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-09-13
- Date of Creation
- September 13, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Somerset, Pulaski 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
- BR15-202
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2315
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205199
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Citation
W. D. Carpenter et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-09-13, 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-0001-004-2315 (February 11, 2026).
Somerset Kentucky
To his Exilency
Thomas E. Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky
The undersigned petitioners would Resplly represent that about two weeks since Solomon Turpen a returned Federal Soldier met in the road a returned Rebel as we have been informed with a rebel uniform Coat on and Mr Turpen believing it to be such, pulled it off of him and slapped him for which Turpen was tried before the County judge and fined $1700 and costs, we Resptly petition you to remit the fine of said $1700 now resting against Solomon Turpen.
Very Resptly
Your obt Servts
J M Sandifer P. J.
Thos Z Morrow County atty
W D Carpenter atty.
M. E. Ingram
E. F. Hays
H Dugan
Wiley Turpen
Pulaski County
Judge
Remit
vs
Solomon Turpen
$17.