Petition

W. Howell et al. 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
BR43-52
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2969
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FTP Identifier
32205841

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W. Howell et al. 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-0001-004-2969 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency T E Bramlett Governor of Ky we the undersigned petitioners would represent unto your honour that at the last term of the Taylor Circuit Court James DeWitt was fined $40 — for shooting at Jacob Shofreer, we would represent, unto your honour that at the time the shooting took place said Dewitt was drinking, & was so drunk that he Could not walk without staggering falling about. in fact so drunk that we do not think he knew what he was doing, he is a poor Young man with no property, hard working boy is agout 17 years old & is not quarrelsome, never had any other difficulty that we Know of, we would respectfully petition your honour to remit said fine

W Howell
Wm Cloyd
D G. Mitchell
J. B. McWhorter was present
R Davis
A Matthis
J. D. Williams
T. R. Wright
Geo W Redmon
F. I. Hiestan

I join with the above petitioners in recommending the remission of the fine against James DeWitt

respectfully
J H Chandler

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Taylor Cir Ct
vs
Jas Dewitt

refused