A. J. Scott et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
- Place of Creation
- Carter 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
- BR41-280 to BR41-281
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-3113
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205940
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Citation
A. J. Scott 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-0001-004-3113 (November 13, 2026).
To His Excellency Thos E Bramblett
Governor o the Commonwealth of Ky
Your Petitioner James W Womack would respectfully represent that he Stands indicted in the Carter Circuit Court for the Murder of Thos OBrien, he would represent that OBrien was a reckless drunken dangerous man, and on Several Ocasions had threatened to kill your Petitioner, and your Petitioner for days had absented himself from his home to avoid a difficulty and at Last upon the Evening of the unfortunate occurrence while in his own house he was assaulted by the Deceased, and in his necessary Self defence was compelled to Shoot him. Your Petitioner would say that he is young and poor and this is the only difficulty that he ever had in his life and he prays your Excellency to grant him a pardon
We the Undersigned Citizens of Carter who are acquainted with the circumstances Join in the prayer of the foregoing Petition and reccomend this as a fit case for the interposition of the Executive
A. J. Scott
Henry Gee
Henry Scott
R M Jones
Will Kibley
John Ratcliff
Lamack Virgin
Hugh M. Curry
Peter Haner
Heny a davis
James W Curry
Martin M Pugh
John Rister
John Carpenter
Samuel Boons
G P. Anglin
T. Y. Anglin
W. H Campbell
Elzy Everman
Simon [...]
John Baer
John Holly
John kelly Senior
William L Anglin
John Anglin
[Abehraim] Anglin
Abram Anglin
Josphis Mead
Thomas B Plummer
Philip B. Hord
B. W. Ward
L. Dawson
G H [...]
J. B. Ward
Samuel Osehlan
James Ward
H C Frizell
Eliek Hannahs
John Hannahs
P. F. Crawford
G W Alexsander
Grenup Alexsander
W G Ball
George W Walker
Andrew T Kitchen
Jasper Clay
Charles Kitchen
William [...]
Jas W Thompson
James M Blackenbucker
[Ben] Harper
James Harper
John Blanckebacer
William R Walker
Silas Walker
[Amdias] Walker
A H Salammainass
M G Clay
Leadner Cassity
Amos Davis
Joseph Carter
J B Davis C M C
Garner dyne
Ezekiel MClure
P. J. Livingston
Jno T Hazelrigg
David Maggard
Squire Frazier
William L Stephens
M. B McClure
David Henry
A. J. Parker
William Williams
Wm Ward
G D Hullip
J. B. Fuggett
W D Havens
H H Lewis
J Hellagan
W W Tungelt
C T Adams
Lillein Haney
Bhurr Cottle
P. B. Turner
Anderson Williams
W. M. Gray
A C Neal
S R. Turner
Q W [...]
John Ratliffe
S W Branen
William Jarvis
S H Osborn
Harry Castle
R C Day
Carter Cir Ct
vs
Jas W. Womack
Refused