Petition

W. C. Gilliss et al. 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
Box / Folder
BR16-273 to BR16-274
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2657
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FTP Identifier
32205541

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Dates
1865-08
1865-11-30
1865-09-01
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W. C. Gilliss et al. 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-0001-004-2657 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency
Thos. E. Bramlet
Gov of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Wade Vannoy would most respectfully represent that some four or five years ago He was indicted in the whitley circuit court for illegal gaming That Some time after the indictment — He became a Soldier in the Union Army, and Served as Such for [...] years and was Honorably discharged —

That at the present (August 1865) Term of the Court He was fined $20 — and cost for said gaming — He would most respectfully say that He is not a gambler — That the amount bet on the game was a mere trifle, He is a very poor man with a family, and to pay the fine at this time would be oppressive on Him

He would therefore ask your Excellency to remit the Same He promises most faithfully that He will not call for a similar favour again

[Page 2]

We the undersigned citizens of Whitley County are acquainted with the Petitioner Wade Vannoy and believe the statements in His Petition are true, and respectfully ask Your Excellency to remit the Same —

Names
W. C. Gilliss
J E Harman
Luke Moore
Tyrel Foley clerk of Whitley county court

Names

[Page 3]
[Page 4] Gov Bramblet
Dear sir

I hope that you will remit this fine

your friend truly
Granville Pearl
H F Finley
J, C, Watkins clk
W. H. Randall
John G. Eve

Whitley Cir Ct.
vs
Wade Vannoy
To } Petition for Pardon
Gov. of Kentucky


$20,
Gaming
30th Novr/65

Sent for fee 1 Sep