Petition

James J. Ross to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-10-25

Date of Creation
October 25, 1865
Place of Creation
Grant 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
BR16-81
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2551
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FTP Identifier
32205435

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Dates
1865-10
1865-10-25
1865-11-04
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James J. Ross to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-10-25, 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-0001-004-2551 (November 13, 2026).

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To his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky

The petitioner states that judgt was rendered against him in the Grant Circuit Court at the Oct Term 1865 for selling liquer to James Gouge a young man under twenty one years of age ^for the sum of Forty Dollars & Costs^ — He states that said James Gouge came and informed the petitioner that his father authorised him to buy a small quantity of whiskey one pint to be taken to a brother-in laws house — The petitioner confideing in the statement sold the liquor, he being a tavern Keeper at the time — He asks the Governor to remit the fine

James J Ross

Sworn to by Jas J Ross before me Oct 25th 1865

N. H. Jeffers C, G, C, C,

The undersigned ask the remission of the above fine

Th N Lindsey
J. OHara jr
J M Collins —
J J Landram
W, L, Simmons
N. H. Jeffers C, G, C, C,
Kemp G Carter D. Clk
W Smith
J J Gouge
T J Gouge
R McDuffer
James W Hume

D L Cunningham
E H Smith
R A Dickerson
John Marksbury Sheriff Grant ^Co^
O. D. McManama
V Seman
W Harrison
W. Tully
Geo. H. Norton
W Fugate
A Kendall
O P. Hagan
Jonathan Hedgen
{Revenue Stamp}N H J
Oct
25 /65

[Page 2]

J. F. Sheriff
M McDaniel
W N Simpson
Robt Sheriff
W. Oldham
J,, W, hutcherson
T. P. Evans
A. H. Childers
Peter K Burns
W
W A [...]
G, W, Nichols
M. J. Simpson
H S Ransom
Jas. F. McIlvain
M Burnett
G, B, Dance
I Holbrook
H S Rankin
Wm, R, Ransom
J Thos E Williams
J S Lucas
C S Iness
J. L. Clark
A Lingenfelter
B. Wilson S, G, C

James F Pondes. 18. Ky. V V
G W Simpson
B. Stewart
W G Frank

Grant Cir Ct
vs
James Ross
$50,
selling to Minor
4 Nov /65