Petition

Joseph Croxton to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-11-02

Date of Creation
November 2, 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
BR16-385 to BR16-385A
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2728
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205612

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Dates
1865-11-02
1865-09
1865-11-08
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Joseph Croxton to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-11-02, 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-0001-004-2728 (November 15, 2026).

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Louisville Ky
Nov 2ond 1865
ToHisExcelency —
Thomas,, E,, Bramlet —
Governor of Kentucky.
Gov —

Your petitioner, Joseph Croxton would most Respectfully Represent to your Exelency that on the [...] day of September 1865 he was fined five Hundred dollars in the City Court of Louisville Ky for dealing a gameofFaro which fine he is unable to pay with-out Entailing on Him-self and Family great pecuniary Embarisment — He Having paid $222.40/100 cost — in the case your petitioner Hopes your Exelency will Regard that as a sufficient punishment for the offence and therefore most Respectfully asks your Exelency to Remit that portion of the fine that comes to the commonwealth —

Joseph Croxton.

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We the undersigners, Citazens of the City of Louisville most Respectfully Requests your Excelency to Remit the find imposed on the petitioner —

W M [...]
W. L Mitchell Agt Agt L N A & C R R
G. E. Lynn Agt L N A & C R R
B Marks
N Bassinger
Marks & Co Bankers
Louis Landau
J. J. Jones
J P Walker Esq
W. A Ronald S J C

I think Mr Croxton has paid pretty well already & do hope his Excellency the Gov May deem it proper to remit the ballance of his fine —

W K Thomas Jailor
H C Thomas ast Jailor

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[Page 4] Louisville City Ct
vs
Jos Croxton
$500,
Faro
Remit
8th Nov/65