Petition

Cassius Claxon et al. 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
BR15-246 to BR15-247
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2345
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FTP Identifier
32205229

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Dates
1865-03
1864-08
1865-09-21
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Citation

Cassius Claxon 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-0001-004-2345 (November 13, 2026).

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Hon Thos. E. Bramblette
Gov. of Ky —

The undersigned your petitioners citizens of Caroll County would respectfully represent that at the March term 1865 of the Carroll Circuit court Cassius Claxon was fined $20 and costs for gaming on premises without consent of the occupants — Judgement was taken by default. At the August term 1864 while this indictment against Claxon was pending, All the indictments were stolen from the court most of the were subsequently returned — Claxon hearing that the indictments had been taken believed his case was ended, and paid no further attention to the matter. Petitioners further state that two other persons were indicted for playing with Claxon being in the same game. They defended and were acquitted, the gaming having been proved to be with the Knowledge and consent of the occupant. Believing it would be unjust for Claxon to be punished

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when he could have established his innonce if he had thought the case pending we respectfully request your excellency to remit said fine

Cassius Claxon

Wm Boggess

We recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be granted

W M Fisher
H. S. Wright, rep Elect

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Carroll Cir Ct
vs.
Cassius Claxon
Remit
$20,
Gaming
21st Sept/65