Logan Coffey to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-10-10
- Date of Creation
- October 10, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Russell 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
- BR16-158
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2601
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205485
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Citation
Logan Coffey to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-10-10, 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-0001-004-2601 (November 14, 2026).
To Thomas E. Bramlette Esqr Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Your petitioner Logan Coffey respectfully States that he was tried and fined before the County Judge of Russell county for a breach of the peace and was fined therefor $25. He states that the facts are these. One William Kimbler (while your petitioner was absent from his home) took occasion to slander and abuse your petitioner in an uncalled for manner, without any Cause or provocation and upon his return upon meeting said Kimbler and while in a passion he did give him a decent thrashing. after which he surrendered himself up to the civil authority. and was tried — He states that after the above occurence and when he became Cool Cool he was satisfied that he had done wrong and this was the reason he so readily and voluntarily surrendered himself up to the county Judge — The premises considered Your petitioner respectfully asks that said fine be remitted and as &c
Logan Coffey
The petitioner Logan Coffey says he believes that the statements of the foregoing petition are true
Logan Coffey
Sworn to and subscribed by Logan Coffey before me this
George Bryan Examr R C
We the undersigned residents of Russell County join in the prayer of the foregoing petition and we state that we are acquainted with the petitioner Logan Coffey — that he is a quiet and peaceable citizen
in his neighbor hood
G W Twidwell
N G Wells
Lieut W H Walker
W. T. Jackman S. R. C
Abner Jones
W Jones
Wm Lucy
A, P, Simpson
J. P. Satterfield
R. H Walker
John Johnson D S S R C
Reuben Payne
Jessee Lawless
James McKinney
David Blankenship
A, C, Wells
Wm P. Payne
G P [...]
F S Carter
S P Collins
Jas. L. Willoughby
George Bryan
Russell County Judge
vs
Logan Coffey
$25
Breach Peace