Petition

Ben T. Perkins to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-11-21

Date of Creation
November 21, 1865
Place of Creation
Elkton, Todd 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
BR16-418
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2734
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32205618

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Ben T. Perkins to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-11-21, 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-0001-004-2734 (November 13, 2026).

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Elkton Nov 21st 1865
To His Excellency
Thos E Bramlette
Govenor of Ky
Dr Sir

At the last April Term of the Todd Cir court Mr Albert Adams was indited for killing a mule the property one of his neighbours at the October term he was found guilty and a fine assessed against him for One hundred Dollars Mr Adams is a good citizen well thought of in his neighbourhood, the mule had been in the habit of jumping in his wheat field and was unable to keep him out Mr Adams is Young man just married poor and unable to pay the fine in his behalf, we petition your Excellency to remit the fine believing his case meritorious

Your Truly
Ben T Perkins

We fully endorse the sediments above
J G Hollingsworth County Judge
J D Christian Ex Sheriff T C

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Todd Cir Ct
vs
Albert Adams
$100,
Killing a Mule
Remitted 23d Nov/65