E. P. Davis et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-11-25
- Date of Creation
- November 25, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Carter 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
- BR16-345, BR16-345A, and BR16-346
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2703
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205587
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Citation
E. P. Davis et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-11-25, 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-0001-004-2703 (January 23, 2026).
State of Kentucky
Carter County SS
To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlett Governor of Ky We the undersigned petitioners would respectfully represent to your Excellency that Lewis Galion Esqr was fined before John Z Montgomery Esqr the Sum of $20, for a breach of the peace in the way of a breachriot Now the case is this Mr Galion was presant when a fus commenced and he pressed in a mong them to try to make peace, and the matter turned out so that he got into the fus himself but he did it a trying to make peace he did not rase any disturbance himself but he had to do what he did for self defence although he was fined it is the first time he ever was in such a thing and he is a peaceable man; and a poor man with a family to school and maintain and we have had so much bad luck by being robed it seems that if Mr Galion should have to pay said fine he will not be able to do his family Justice; in suporting them now for these reasons we petition your excellency to extend your Kind hand to the distressed man and remit Said fine & for such relief we shall ever pray
E P Davis
Wylie Prichard
M McGuire
Chas S. Worthington
John P Stephens
James M Summers
Harvey Henderson
Alfred Enox
Solomon Barker
J, W, Lyons
Watt Davis
P M Vincent
John Bays
H A Vincent
Wm, D, Jones
A J Hood
Lucas Bryan
T N Barns
W R Shepherd
J. T. Shepherd
Jos M Plummer
B. F. Crawford
Costs — Co
Justice Peace
Carter County
vs
Lewis Galion
$20,
Breach Peace
Remit & hand to Represt