Petition

John H. Davis to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-10-28

Date of Creation
October 28, 1865
Place of Creation
Lebanon, Marion 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
BR15-421 to BR15-422
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2463
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FTP Identifier
32205347

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Dates
1865-10-28
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John H. Davis to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-10-28, 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-0001-004-2463 (November 14, 2026).

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Lebanon October 28th 1865
To his Excellency Thos E, Bramlette

Your petitioner would state that at a recent term of the magistrates court for the Raywick district in marion county he was fined the sum of seven dollars for contempt of court — Your petitioner states that he was intoxicated at the time and ment no contempt of court and regrets the circumstance and is exceedingly sorry that he appeared in court in the condition in which he was — Your petitioner respectfully requests your Excellency to remit the fine as he is very poor has to rent the land on which he lives and has a family to support —

John H ^his X mark^ Davis
attest J. R Thomas

The undersigned loyal citizens of Marion county Knowing the former good character of the petitioner for sobriety cordially join in the above petition

Nicholas, Miles

John R. Thomas
E A. Byrne
Jos F. Clements
James M Brannan
Robert OBryan
William[N] Clements
Thomas. B. Miles
Sam Lone
John. D. Fry
Joseph Blain
Dan T Thompson
G W Williams
William Williams
Nicholas. Browning
Charles, Browning
Williams, Browning

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[Page 4] Marion Co
Justice Ct
vs
J H, Davis
Refused