Petition

Speed S. Goodloe 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
BR16-288
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2664
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FTP Identifier
32205548

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Dates
1865-10-23
1865-11-24
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Citation

Speed S. Goodloe 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-0001-004-2664 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency Gov Thos E. Bramlette —

Your Petitioner Pleasant J Zackary, was fined by the Lexington City Court $50 for carrying "concealed deadly weapons". He was a member of the 1st Ky Cavry and was dischard Oct 23-1865. Was on his way home, bought a small pocket pistol in Lex Ky. saw some friends drank too much, was arrested and the pistol found on his person. He feels it a great hardship to be confined in the "Work-House" after being absent from his family for four years. He prays your Excellency will remit the fine & he will every pray &c

We the undersigned would recommend the remission of foregoing fine —

Speed S. Goodloe
J. L. C. C
D C Wickliffe
J. H. Harrison
John B. Payne Jr.
W W Dewden
D, S, Goodloe
John S. Miller

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Lexington City Ct
vs
Pleasant J. Zackary
$20.
24th Nov 1865