Petition

Samuel G. Layne et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-12-23

Date of Creation
December 23, 1865
Place of Creation
Louisa, Lawrence 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
BR17-194 to BR17-195
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2885
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FTP Identifier
32205768

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Dates
1865-12-23
1865-12
1865-01-22
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Samuel G. Layne et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-12-23, 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-0001-004-2885 (November 14, 2026).

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Louisa Lawrence co Ky
23 Dec 65.
To His Excellency
Ths E Bramlett
Gov Kentucky
Sir —

your Petitioners citizens of Lawrence Co ky humbly Petition your Excellency to remit a Fine of $60 rendered before J. M Clayton Co Judge of for Lawrence Co Ky on the [...] day of Dec 1865 against Samuel G Layne on a charge of Keeping a Tippling House Layne is a young man of Good character & this is his first offense He plead guilty to the charge & has quit having any-thing to do with Ardent spirits We think he will not offend again and respectfully ask your clemency in his behalf as in duty Bound we we pray

Samuel. G. Layne

M. R. Diamond
Jake Rice
Geo W Murry. M. D.

L,, Crabtree
C. Z. Stone
J F Dixon
William, Burchett
G. D. Arthur

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J H OBrien
A R Frashmore
R, H, Meek
John Hoffman
William J. Jackson
Griffith Evens
John Travis
Jos Short
D H Brown
Samuel Short
Love Coffman
J. T. Small
J. D. Foster
J. W Hampton
John L Layne
J W Yates
P. L. Scaggs
J, W,, Layne
G. W. Jourden
H C Dimand
James Tompson
William Carey
H Meek D S
L. P. McCrayer
T F Johnson
Wm Permillion
A Smiley
Geroge H Roberts
R. F Vinson
Wm Myers

James. C Layne
S Short r r
Lon Coffman
Love Cawffman
John Roberts

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[Page 4] Lawrence County
Judges
vs
Samuel G. Sayre
$60,
Tipling
Remmited
22 January /65