William S. Turpin to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-11-22
- Date of Creation
- November 22, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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
- BR16-333 to BR16-334
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2694
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205578
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- Dates
- 1865-11-22
Citation
William S. Turpin to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-11-22, 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-0001-004-2694 (November 13, 2026).
Columbia Ky
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you a petition "numerously & respectably" signed praying the remittance of certain judgements obtained vs me at the last term of our Court — The particulars are set forth in the petition —
As I am now entirely out of "the above business," I hope your Excellency will deem it consistent with the publicwelfare to remit said fines: "and your petitioners will ever pray &c" —
Very Respt &c &c
Wm. S. Turpin
His Excellency
Gov. T. E. Bramlette
Frankfort
Ky.