Petition

James K. P. Chapman to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
BR15-220
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2330
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FTP Identifier
32205214

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Dates
1865-07-12
1865-09-29
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Citation

James K. P. Chapman to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-2330 (November 13, 2026).

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To Thomas. E. Bramlette Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Your petitioner James K. P. Chapman respectfully States that on the 12th day of July 1865 he was tried and fined by the County Judge of Russell county for the offence of Breach of the peace and fined the sum of Thirty ($30). that at the time that said offence was said to be committed that he was in Company of two other men; who were all intoxicated with ardent spirits until unto drunkenness. that he has no recollection of what did occur at the time said offence was Said to be committed. of which and getting drunk. your petitioner promises not to be guilty of again: On account of his youthfullness being only 19 years of age. Your petitioner prays for the remission of said fine, and as in duty bound he will ever pray

Jas K. P. Chapman

We the undersigned residents of Russell County and acquaintances of James K. P. Chapman join in the foregoing petition and respectfully ask for a remission of the above named fine

capt Thomas wood
Lieut Nathan Moore
Lieut W. H. Walker
N. G Wells
A, C, Wells
Theo Jones
W Jones

Wm Lucas
L B Coffey
D. George
Abner Jones
A. C. Chapman
Jessee Knight
J. G. Scholl

[Page 2] Russell Cir Ct
vs
Jas K. P. Chapman
$30
Breach of Peace
29 Sept 1865
Remit