Petition

G. T. Justice et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
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
BR43-162 to BR43-163
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3049
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205898

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Dates
1863-10
--02-12
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Citation

G. T. Justice 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-0001-004-3049 (November 14, 2026).

[Page 1]

To His Excellency
Thos. E Bremlett
Govenor of Kentucky

You Petitioner
Would Respectfully Represent that While a Soldier in the 39th Ky Vols in his camp He Played a Game of Poker or Games with some of His Fellow Soldiers For small Amts

That at the Oct Term Term of the Lawrence Circuit Court 1863 He was Indicted for the same

Your Petitioner is not a Gambler & never won or lost ($5.00) Five Dollars in the World on Poker or any other Game

You Petitioner lives in the state of West Va but does not like to have his name called Every Court in connection with this matter & would ask [...] all the Cases Except his was dissmissed where [...] Soldier offendy during the war in this Particular offense that your Excellency Pardon Him for which he will be Ever Gratful
yours

G T Justice

[Page 2]

Your Petitioner would Respectfully join in the Prayer of George Justice for Pardon
S Short
S J Yates
H. C. Smith
S B Justice
Thos. Wallace
John Bentley
Samuel Hall
William Baker
John Davis
Henry Baker
G F Johnson
W. V. Myers
G C Frasher
James C Layne
Benj F Martin
Calvin Wellman
J. W. Yates
Jonas Jordan
H. Hale
G. W. Hale
James Wellman
A. R. Crislin
Matthew Drake
A R Frazier
J F Hackworth
Greenville Lackey

[Page 3]

William Burchett
Griffith Evans
Levi Atkins
Armistard Burchett
Thomas M Burchett
J. D. Bradley
William Riley Bradley
Louis F Bradley
J D Wellman
James Garred
Wm Martin
Wm Borr
J. D. Marcum
Wm Stone
John M Frasher
Thos Pigg
William Gray
J B Leonard
Samuel Jones

[Page 4]

Lawrence Cir Ct.
vs
George Justice
Indicted for Gaming
Pardoned
12 Feby

Hon B[...]