Correspondence

S. M. Bernard to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-09-06

Date of Creation
September 6, 1865
Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson 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
BR15-225 to BR15-226
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2333
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205217
People
Duke, Ben
Bernard, Samuel M.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Morrill, Walter De B.
Places
Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates
1865-09-06
1865-09-07
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Citation

S. M. Bernard to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-09-06, 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-0001-004-2333 (November 12, 2026).

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Louisville Kentucky
Sept 6th 1865
To his ExcelencyThos, E, Bramlett

Governor of Kentucky

Enclosed find a petition in favor of Ben Duke a free man of Colour, which I am proud to say presents stronger claims than is usual. Ben is an exception among his negros Race —

Governor If you feel it to be your duty to remit bens Bond I hope you will do so as soon as possible the old man is in the last stages of Consumption & has a large helpless family & I dont want him to die with this on his mind

Respectfully
yours &C,
S, M, Bernard

P, S,

Enclose me the Remitten & I will Enclose back the fee to the Sect — &c S, M, B,

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Notary Public

W De B. Morrill
apptd
for State at large 7 Sept/ 65