Petition

Elhannon Jones, David Y. Lyttle, and R. Boyd 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
BR17-32 to BR17-33
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2772
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FTP Identifier
32205656

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Dates
1865-08
1865-12-23
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Elhannon Jones, David Y. Lyttle, and R. Boyd 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-0001-004-2772 (November 13, 2026).

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To his excellency Thomas E. Bramlett
Gov, of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

your petitioner Elhannon Jones states that at the August term of Laurel Circuit Court 1865 he was fined the Sum of twenty Dollars for playing a game of Cards at Bushe's store he states that the same was merely for amusement a treat being bet on the game he states that he is no gambler only plays for amusement occasionally he hopes your excellency will remit said fine

Elhannon Jones Ptr
David Y. Lyttle
R. Boyd

Govner
Gov Bramllet

I hope that you will remit this fine In my opinion it ought to be done

Granville Pearl

I asigne the within as Sheriff Clay Co, Ky Thos Cook S, C, C

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Laurel Cir Ct
vs
Elhannon Jones
$20,
Gaming
Remitted 23d Dec/65