Correspondence

Thomas G Jordan et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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Correspondence
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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
BR15-244 to BR15-245
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2344
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32205228

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Dates
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1865-09-07
1865-09-21
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Thomas G Jordan et al. 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-0001-004-2344 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky

Sir,, We the undersigned who were jurymen on the Trial of three indictments against John Tittsworth and Tight Scott Tried at the present August Term of the Hickman Circuit Court, in all of which said Titsworth & Scott were found guilty, of the offense of retailing, and fined each in the sum of Twenty dollars ^in each of said prosecutions^ Would respectfully represent to your excellency that from the evidence in the said prosecutions. Scott had no interest in the liquors sold, that he [decived] no benefit from the sale of same, that he was not in the employment of the party owning said liquors, but that he yielded to the solicitations of one of the parties engaged in said retailing, and did sell merely for accomodation, having in our opinion no intention or idea of violating the Law. The Most of use are personally acquainted with Mr. Scott. and know him to be an orderly law abiding citizen. In view of these facts we deem Mr Scotts! and appropriate case for the interposition of Executive clemency, and we respectfully and earnestly request your Excellency, to remit the said fines against Mr Scott

Thomas G Jordan
Jas. S. Ringo
Wm M, Evans
John Bane

J C Via
George W Vincent
M ward

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S A Irvine
J. H. moss
Joseph Spicer
Chas Rash
Thomas Stone
Curry Jarvis
Aaron Bone
J. P. Vaughn
W. E. Ward
S,, I,, Johns

W, W, Tice Atto for Commonwealth
C. S. Marshall ^1st J,, D,,^ Judge

The undersigned fully concur in the representations made in this petition and join in the prayer that the fines against Scott may be remitted very Respectfully

W Lindsay
J. M. Bigger
Murray S Poore C, h, c, c
G Wm Rennick Clerk Couinty Ct
A R Boon
S, W, Rennick
W M Samuels

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Clinton Ky Sept 7th 1865
Governor Bromlette,
Dear Sir

I am acquainted with the facts set forth in this petition, and believe that the party was entirely innocent of any intent to do wrong, but what he did was done through ignorance,

Wherefore I am sure you would only rightfully excercise your powers in remitting these fines

Respectfully
F, M, Roy,

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Hickman Cir
vs
Remit
Tight Scott
3 judgts
$20, each
21st Sept/65