Mary Ryan 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
- BR15-277 to BR15-278
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2366
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205250
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- Dates
- 1865-09-16
Citation
Mary Ryan 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-0001-004-2366 (November 15, 2026).
To His Excellency
Thos. E. Bramlette
Govenor of Kentucky
Your petitioner Mary Ryan would respectfully state that she was fined Six hundred dollars $600 — at Sept Term of the Louisville City Court on an Indictment for Keeping a disorderly house.
Your petitioner is a poor woman & totaly unable to pay the thirty percent going to the city attorney.
Formerly the Juries for such offenses imposed fines ranging from $25 to $100 —, but at this term of Court some were fined as high as one thousand dollars. Your petitioner must pay $180 — the thirty per cent, & also the cost which will amount to at least twenty more.
Your petitioner must have relief or go to the City work house. She prays your Excellency to remit the fine
Mary ^her X mark^ Ryan
Louisville City Ct
vs
Mary Ryan
$600.
Remit 1/2 the fine —