Petition

W. H. Brian et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Marshall 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
BR43-209 to BR43-210
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3080
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205920

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Dates
1863-06
1863-12-28
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Citation

W. H. Brian 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-0001-004-3080 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency, the Governor of Kentucky.

We the undersigned, citizens of Marshall County Ky, would respectfully represent, that at the June term of 1863 of the Marshall Circuit Court, one G. W. Irvin, then a practicing physician, and citizen of said county, was indicted in two cases, one for "maiming the cattle of another unlawfully" and the other for "unlawful injury to personal property" : and that our fellow citizen J. C. Gilbert, on the 28th day of December 1863 became said Irvin's bail, in each case for $100. each, for his appearance - the said Irvin then being solvent and perfectly responsible and our friend Gilbert will have said bonds to pay, as they will be forfeited at the next term of our said Court, unless there is interposition and indulgence by the Executive

The said Irvin when there was no civil law in force, nor courts held, disposed of his property, and removed to the State of Illiniois, where he now is.

There is no chance for Gilbert to surrender Irvin, nor get indemnity.

We therefore, most respectfully and earnestly pray your Excellency's interposition for it will not screen the guilty, but will save and bless the innocent

For such interposition &c we will

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every pray.

Yours

W H Brian
E t Watson
J. Lorraine Na
B Holland
W. H. Wood
A. Williams
D G Petters
J. O. Johnston
M. W. King
W B Ely
John Gilbert
Felix Morgan
J. B. Gilbert
A H Price
J. T. Scott
J R Coveington
Wm Minter
H. C. Dodd
K. Whitnel
P Palmer
E. H. Pace
D. M. Morgan
Jesse Darnall
D. D. Thompson
J. A. Still
J. T. Lents
W. J. Wilson

J. H. Riley clk cir't c't
J J Dupriest D S
T B. Waller P M
J. M. Stephens P. J. M. C. C
John H Strum

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T. J. Larimer
John Hetzler
R. C. Cox
R K Morgan
John A Smalley
W. C. Smith
G B Roberts
W Strow
S R Finley
J. T. Clark
J. T. Pau
J. K. Wilson.
W. H. Howard
R. C. Howard

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Marshall Cir Ct
vs
J. C. Gilbert

Refused

Notified & fee
returned.