Lewis Bailey to Thomas E. Bramlette
- 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
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- BR16-153
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2597
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- 32205481
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Citation
Lewis Bailey to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-2597 (November 14, 2026).
To Thomas E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky Your petitioner Lewis Bailey late of Company G.. 3d Ky. Infantry States that he was fined by the county Judge of Russell county Ky. the sum of $30. for aRiotor Breach of the peace. That he accidently becam intoxicated and being in Company with a bad man. who was also drunk. and while in that condition he supposes that they cursed and swore a good deal. but hurt no person that, he has ever heard of. when he became sober. he was truly sorry for his bad conduct and surrenderd himself up to the County Judge and confessed judgment for the sum aforesaid — The premises considered he respectfully asks that the fine be remitted and as in duty &c
Lewis Bailey
We the undersigned Residents of Russell County join in the prayer of the foregoing petition — and respectfully ask that the fine be remitted
George Bryan
Lieut Nathan Moore
N. G Wells
A, C, Wells
Wm Lucas
John Hill
Isham Bolin
John Chapman
W. T Jackman S. R. C
R S Pierce
B F Davidson
Lieut. William. H. Walker
J, A, Williams
W Jones
Wm Green
Ge W [Galant]
Jas L Willoughby
capt Thomas Wood
Jesse Lawless
J, G, Scholl
A, P, Simpson
Abner Jones
John, C, Bolin all right
Judge
Russell County
vs
Lewis Bailey
$30,
Breach Peace