Petition

H. G. Petrie et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Todd 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
BR41-215 to BR41-216
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3171
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205970

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Dates
1865-10
1861
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Citation

H. G. Petrie 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-0001-004-3171 (November 14, 2026).

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To
His Excellency
The Govenor of Kentucky

The undersigned Citizens of Todd County Ky respectfully represent to Your Excellency that George A. Harrel was charged with the crime of Robbery by the grand Jury of Todd County at the [...] term [...] and that on said indictment, a Judgment was rendered against him for two hundred dollars at the Oct. term 1865 for unlawfullytaking and carryingawayproperty

The facts are as follows; In the fall of 1861 while the rebel army had possession of this Section of the state Young Harrel was a Lieutenant in a rebel Regiment Commanded by one Col Hornsby and then being organized at or near Allensville in this county Wm B Downey Started from Elkton towards Greenville, with a few Sacks of Sugar and when Six miles on his way, was overtaken by Young Harrel and a squad of rebel soldiers and the sugar was taken to the camp and used by the Soldiers. Harrel had special orders from his Superior officer to Seize the Sugar. Harrel's father who is a highly respectable farmer residing near this place afterwards paid to Downey the fullvalue of the Sugar G. A. Harrel is a Young man of Excellenct Moral character he's just commenced the practice of medicine Dr Harrel served one year in the rebel

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army, was discharged & came home Since which his conduct has been unexceptionable

We think he ought not to be punished for taking the Sugar under the circumstances and hope You will interpose and remit the fine except costs &c

H G Petrie
D L Kennedy
S. H. Claggett
Ben T. Perkins
S. P. Standard
Thos N. Hadden
S H Grooms
W H Grumbly
J G Hallingsworth
W. T. Kennedy
S. W. Kennedy
L R Irvin

Gov. Bramlette
Dear Sir

I have personal knowledge of the truth of nearly all the statements made in the foregoing petition. and am confident it is a case in which Executive Clemeny should be interposed I should have taken this application up myself but an execution vs Young Harrell is in the hands of the Sheriff which must be settled in a few days unless the fine is remitted

Very Respectfully
Urban. E. Kennedy

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Todd Cir Ct
vs
Geo A. Harrel
$200.
for
unlawful taking of Property