Petition

J. T. Bolinger et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Mayfield, Graves 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
BR41-375 to BR41-376
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3200
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205988

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Dates
--05
--11
1863
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Citation

J. T. Bolinger 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-0001-004-3200 (November 13, 2026).

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Mayfield Ky
Hon Thos E Bramlette
Gov of Kentucky

We would respectfully represent to your excellency that at the May term of the Graves Circuit Court Judgment was rendered against N C Pitman committing for a breach of the peace for $25 and at the present Nov termanother another judgment was rendered against him for $5 for breach of the peace committed in 1863 during the great excitement of the War. Mr Pittman belonged to Gregory's state Guard and was a bold fearless advocate of the Union cause which we believe to be the cause of his being indicted scarcely a union man in this disloyal part of Kentucky has escaped a persecution from a rebel as the Law is in the hands of Rebels who use it as a Machine to oppress union men our only hope is to look to your Excellency for pardon and as Mr Pitman is a poor man we would earnestly ask that you interpose in his behalf and relieve him as far as you can

J T Bolinger
Wesley Plumbee
T. M. Adams
E. W. Adams
H. F. Wooton
L. McGetuck

Lee Anderson
B W Odom
Thomas Carman
A. P. Rogers
H B Sitman

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D C McCelun
G J Bolinger
T H Cerby
M. A Payne
J W Beadley
A. B. Gardner
J. S. McNutt
W. E. Bolinger
J F Flair
B Wert
A M. Hill
G W Bolinger

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Graves Cir Ct
vs
N. C. Pitman