James H. Moore to Thomas E. Bramlette
- Place of Creation
- Whitley County, Kentucky
- 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
- BR15-402 to BR15-403
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2451
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205335
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Citation
James H. Moore 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-0001-004-2451 (November 13, 2026).
Whitley County
State of Kentucky
To His Excellency
Thos. E. Bramlet
Gov of Kentucky
Your Petitioner James H. Moore, would most respectfully represent, that on the
That our Friends being glad to see us on such an occasion from their many and Earnest solicitations we took a few drinks too many. A little noise and Confusion was the result no licks struck — no person hurt — and all was soon quiet —
Your Petitioner was arrested by an officer and tried fined the sum of $10 — and cost about $[...]
Your Petitioner would states that he is a poor man of family and that it would be oppressive on him at this time to have it to pay that He has had Every Thing that Himself and family have lived on to buy since He left the Service —
He would therefore in consideration of the forgoing statement of Facts most Earnestly and respectfully
ask a remission of the aforesaid fine — Your petitioner promises that for the future He will not again be guilty
James H. Moore
The undersigned citizens of Whitley County say that they are acquainted with the Petitioner James H. Moore That they believe the Statements in His Petition are substantially true And Respectfully ask that His fine be remitted
names
C J [...]
James underwood
John hickey
A, R, Barton
W M Hays
John Henson
Wm Rogers
John Barton
M, A, Moore
Jesse Wilder
E R Bruce
James L. Sanders
S. M Cox
[...] Leforce
names
G, W, Little
Wm B Waite
W E Manney
H. L. Brammel
Jno. A. Hayden
W, B, Davis
Daniel Cox
Demcy Smith
Willis Patrick
L. Ellison
H C Dennis
I K Sullivan
Jacob Mayfield
Alexander Smith
J. J. Faulkner
G W Parkes
Wm Roberts
vs
Jas H Moore
$10
Remitted
Sent for fee