Mary Percifull to Thomas E. Bramlette
- 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
- BR17-22 to BR17-23
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2768
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205652
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- Dates
- 1865-12-09
Citation
Mary Percifull to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-2768 (November 14, 2026).
To his excellency Thomas E. Bramlett Governor oftheCommonwealth of the Commonwealth of Ky,
Your Petitioner Mary Sally Percifull Respectfully shoeth unto your Excellency that she is a widow 66 years of age and that she has but one son, he was a Captain in the Rebel army and he was captured & sent to camp Chase but by the intercession and upon the petition of his loyal neighbours he was released by his taking the amnesty oath of the president of the united states, he came home by the clemancy of the president of the united states & faithfully Kept his oath and pledge to the letter but he was indicted by the Knox Circuit Court for treason against the state of Kentucky and he has been compelled to leave his home again because he he is poor and not able in means to bear the expence of a trial the Captain in whose behalf this petition is made is Thomas J. Percifull he has shed the blood of no man is just & honorable to all men & ^he is truly^ esteemed by his
acquaintances My child has erred but be mercifull to the widow and orphaned may the Lord Showen upon you and yours the blessing promised to those who visit the father & widows in their affliction,
Mary Percifull Ptr
we the undersignd believe the statements of the foregoing petion are true & pray to be heard in behalf of the petitioner
Elijah Garnett 22
George Hoskins 23
Joseph Purcifull 24
Hiram Hoskins 25
Woodard Lyttle Soldier Ky
7th Ky volo Inft
Silas Ulrich
Henry Wilson
Wm Baker
Wilkerson Purcifull
John. Chadwell
Henry purcifull
William Taylor
Hilery Hurst
Zekiel Emrey
Thomas Emrey
Daniel Johnson
James Johnson
William Johnson
Gabriel Johnson
Patrick Johnson
Milton [...] 1
Thomas J Hoskins 2
James M hoskins 3
John m green 4
[...][...] 5
[...][...] 6
James Stewart 7
Robert Benk 8
Robert Chambers 9
Jas Denham 10
w m Denham 11
ambrose mireell 12
Thomas N Mireel 13
James C mirell 14
James E Boatwrignt 15
Barret S Duret 16
Elias Duret 17
Elias S Duret 18
Calvin Duret 19
Banet Duret 20
Bretcher Haskins 21
William Jenkins
To. Mrs Sally Purcifull
Cumbd Ford Ky
Knox Cir Ct
vs
James A. Perciful Jas A S Perciful & Thos J Perciful
Respited until end General Assemby
Indicted for Treason against Comwlth of Ky
Sally Perciful
Petition