Petition

James C. Castle to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-12-21

Date of Creation
December 21, 1865
Place of Creation
Paintsville, Johnson 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
BR17-57
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2792
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FTP Identifier
32205676

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Dates
1865-12-21
1865-12
1865-12-26
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James C. Castle to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-12-21, 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-0001-004-2792 (November 13, 2026).

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Paintsville Ky,
December 21st 1865
To his Excelency Govr,
Thomas E. Bramlett
Frankfort Ky

Dear, Sir we the undersigned James, C, Castle — Represent & showeth that, at this December Term 1865 of the Johnson Circuit Court — a Judgment was Rendered against him for Tipling Selling Liquor to a Minor $50, the offence, happened ^If offence at all^ when there was no Law and order in the land And it was — all that any man could Do, to make a Sustanance — the acts Complained of was not resitance but necesity — And an account of the Disturbed Condition of the County and the inability of the Citizens to Resume their ordinary asociations — he Presents himself for Executive Clemency, upon these facts And statements of Commonwealth's atty. hereunto Presented —

James. C. Castle

We the undersigned Citizens Join in the above Petition and ask for Mr. Castles Executive-Intervention

[Page 2]

Respectfully Yours —
James. E. Stewart Atty
John Hawes
Charles B Hawes
E H Conly
Ralph Staffard
Martin Preston
A. W. Nickell
Joseph [...]

Johnson Cir Ct
vs
James C Castle
Petition Govr for For Remit


$50,
Remit
26th Dec/65