Petition

Silas Gatewood et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-10-06

Date of Creation
October 6, 1865
Place of Creation
Bedford, Trimble 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
BR16-44
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2528
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FTP Identifier
32205412

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Dates
1865-10-06
1865-10
1865-12-09
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Silas Gatewood et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-10-06, 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-0001-004-2528 (November 14, 2026).

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Bedford Trimble co Ky
Oct 6. 1865
To his Excellency Thos E. Bramlette
Governor of Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioners citizens of Trimble Co. Kentucky would respectfully represent that William L. Johnson of Said county was fined at the Oct. term 1865 of the circuit court for Trimble co Kentucky the sum of Seventy five Dollars Dollars for misdemeanor and made application to your Excellency through petition for pardon, and your Excellency did respite said fine for Twelve months months Now we would respectfully ask, that as the Said Johnson is poor and nearly blind and has a family to support that you remit Said fine, and we will ever pray &C, & C,

Silas Gatewood
Thomas Jones
A J Bartlett
F, A, Adams
Thos Peak
James. M. Staten
Jas. B. Cook.
Jeremiah Whitaker
J H. Lane
W. J. Wright

F. E. Skidmore
M. D. L Milner
J. B. Pierce
J R Hancock
J, G, Blake
D, S, Lane
P W Mullikin

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[Page 4] Trimble Cir Ct
vs
Wm L. Johnson
$75.
Misdemeanor
Remitted 9 Dec /65
Fee paid