Petition

P. Lesley and R. W. Lesley 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
BR17-65
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2800
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205684

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Dates
1865-12
1865-12-23
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Citation

P. Lesley and R. W. Lesley 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-0001-004-2800 (November 14, 2026).

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To his excellency Thos E Bramlett Governor of the Commonwealth Ky petitioner your petitioners, P Lesley & [...]Robt W Lesley was each find at the present December (1865) of the Pike circuit court each the sum of $20 — for retailing spiriteous Liquor — they say it was a case of necessity family sickness — it was no intention of violation of the Laws — we ask a remission of the fine

P Lesly
JR, W, Lesley

The undersign say that the above petitioners are good citizenmost and Law abiding — are truely subject of the executive Clemency & do recommend them for pardon

L. C. Dils
Jno Dils Jr
Harrison Ford
John Scott

George N Brown
Jake Rice
John Shortridge
O. C. Bowles
Hubbard Williams
clerk of the Pike County ^Court^
Jno Hawkins
T Towers Dpty
K T Burns Co Atty

[Page 2] Pike Cir Ct
vs
P & R W. Lesley
$20, each
Tipling
Remitted 23 Dec/65