Petition

John F. Wills et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-10-12

Date of Creation
October 12, 1865
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
BR16-67
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2543
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32205427

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1865-11-09
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John F. Wills et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-10-12, 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-0001-004-2543 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky —

The undersigned petcitizens of Anderson County believing that the case of Wm Vaughan, found guilty of gaming at the last May Term of the Anderson Circuit Court, and fined $20. is one deserving executive clemency, respectfully ask that his fine be remitted
Oct 12th 1865

John F Wills
W, H, Sneed
John Draffen
O. C Egbert
M. V. Royalty
John McCall
G. W. Mathews
James Saffell

Mr Saffell, left this petition with me and says that the fine ought to be remitted that the party is not a gambler that he is poor a good work man & was the victim of political hostility this is his statement to me

E L VanWinkle

J R Page

Mr Saffell will pay the fee mail remission to Saffell

E L V

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Anderson Ct Ct
vs
Pet.
Wm Vaughn


$20,
Gaming
Remit
9th Nov /65

Send to J. Saffell
Lawrenbrg