Margaret Long et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-11-14
- Date of Creation
- November 14, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- BR16-305
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2678
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205562
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Citation
Margaret Long et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-11-14, 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-0001-004-2678 (November 15, 2026).
To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette
The Governor of Kentucky
Margaret Long the Petitioner would respectfully represent to your Excellency That she resides in the City of Louisville and for some time has been very much afflicted and which affliction continues in such a way as to confine her to the house and most of the time to her bed
She states that she has no relatives living and but few friends her only brother who was her chief support before the war and who gave his life to his country in his recent Battles; for the Union being now dead and gone:
She states that at the last Term of the City Court of Louisville: on the 10th day thereof. at the
She states that she lives in a little shed of a house in an obscure part of the city and that while[...] Gen Shermans army was here some soldiers came to her house: She did not invite them and was unable to Keep them away and a Watchman indicted her for Keeping a disorderly house therefor
She states that the neighbors never complained for they Knew the soldiers could do what they pleased: She says she is poor & sick and wholly unable to pay the fine, and She humbly prays your Excellency to remit to her the same: and will ever pray &
Margaret ^her X mark^ Long
State of Kentucky
Jefferson County Sct
Margaret Long states that the above petition is true
Margaret ^her X mark^ Long
Sworn to Before me on this
J. Connell J P J C
we the undersigned Citizens respectfully join in the prayer of the petitioner Margaret Long.
I am aware that ^the^ facts Set forth in the above petition are true, and would recomend the remission of Such portion of her fine as the Executive may deem prudent under the Circumstances
Respectfully
Wm Hipwell
Lieut Police
P. S. This woman is not worth one Hundred and fifty Dollars Visable means
Hipwell