Petition

B. F. Luten et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Trigg 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
BR41-399 to BR41-400
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3215
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205997

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Dates
--02
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B. F. Luten 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-0001-004-3215 (November 14, 2026).

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Gov Thos E Bramlett

We the undersigned Citizens of Trigg County respectfully states that one W. D. Vickers was Indicted by the Grand Jury of this County for "permittingGaminginhisHouse" and was tried and the February Term of the Trigg Cir. Court and fined TwoHundredDollars. We further state that there was only one Game played in his house, and the testimony showed conclusively that said Vickers was not at home at the time the game was played and had no Knowledge of the gaming whatever. And further that Mr Vickers is a hard working poor man with a family and a good civil law abiding citizen

We therefore earnestly petition your Excellency to remit that portion of said fine which is going to the Commonwealth and we will ever pray as in duty bound

B F Luten
C. H. Smith
W. A. J Attebury
John C. Caorling
Marcus L. Mitchell
G. W. Richmond
A Thomas
G. B. Savens
J. W. Rhoades

John Lochhead
E Rhoades
Wm Adcock
John Dunaway
J C Yene
F. J. Barnes
M. D. Mitchuson
James Garnester

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