Petition

Thomas S. Porter et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Grant 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
BR43-212
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3082
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205921

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Dates
--05
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Citation

Thomas S. Porter 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-0001-004-3082 (November 14, 2026).

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Ganoe George. was found Guilty of an assault and Battery upon the Person of R D Wade at the last May term of the Grant Circuit Court and find the sum of $100 Now we the undersigned citizens of Grant County Ky and acquaintances of said George do most respectfully represent and state to his Excellency Thomas E Bramlet Gov of the Commonwealth of Ky- That said George is a very poor man has a wife & four small children the oldest being only seven year old That said George is unable to pay said fine and will be compelled to go to jail if arrested by the sheriff we therefore ask your honor for the sake of the wife & children of said George to remit said fine

Thomas S. Porter
J H Witt
T J Oder
Tho Stroud
Theo OHara
J M Stroud
Temp G. Carter
N. H. Jeffers clk. G. c c.

W. T Simmons
M Burnett p j g c c
W N Simpson
O. P. Hogan
James Windens
W S Garrison
Lawrence Cavanagh
Jno H. Carter
S. C. Rhodes
Jas M Haner
Wm Marksburry
W N Cason
Jas W. Collins

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Grant Cir Ct
vs
Ganoe George

Refused
R