Correspondence

E. P. Campbell to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-10-27

Date of Creation
October 27, 1865
Place of Creation
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
BR16-21
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2513
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FTP Identifier
32205397

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Dates
1865-10-27
1865-09
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E. P. Campbell to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-10-27, 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-0001-004-2513 (November 13, 2026).

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Hopkinsville Kentucky October 27" 1865
Governor Bramlette
Dr Sir

At September Term 1865 of the Christian Circuit Court a judgment was obtained by the Commonwealth of Kentucky against Jos McCarroll and Jno,, B,, Gowan asbail (for One Jesse Gray a free negro indicted for Grand Larceny) for $500 and also against Jos McCarroll for $100 as bail for Jesse Gray in anothercase Gray ran off and left the State,, Jos McCarroll is Sheriff of Chirstian Co and Gowan his deputy Sheriff,, they have had a hardtime during the War and had no business to go asbail for Jesse Gray,, but on account of difficulties encountered by them during the War in discharge of their duties as Sheirff and the fact they have had a bad chance to make money as Sheriff of

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this Christian Co and that their experience in this matter will teach them a lesson in regard to bailbonds hereafter,, I recommend them for executive clemency and remission of said judgments fo $500 and $100 —

I am Yours truly
E P,, Campbell atty for Commonwealth