Petition

John Spalding to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson 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
BR42-80 to BR42-81
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3273
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FTP Identifier
32206051

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John Spalding 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-0001-004-3273 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The Petition of John Spalding respectfully represents that at the January term last of the City Court of Louisville he was presented on two indictments, one charging him with assault & battery, the other charging him with shooting with intent to wound but without wounding. Upon the first his fine was assessed at $20. and upon ^the other^ the sum of $10. was assessed. Both of these matters grew out of a single transaction which was of the following character. The petitioner was at table dining with his family when his house was assaulted and the windows broken, he immediately obtained his pistol & started in pursuit of the assailants who took refuge in a neighboring bar room. Upon entering he was attacked by those within and in pure self defence committed the alleged offences. He has been in the army and is now a major of the enrolled militia of this state. He has been for a long time out of employment and has a family dependent upon him for support. The costs in the above cases are unusually large

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and it will be difficult for your petition to meet them. He respectfully prays that the above fines be remitted or that their collection may be stayed for such time as may give him some possible chance of paying them. The execution already issued will be returned on the 25th inst. }

John Spalding

We the undersigned respectfully state that we believe the petitioner a proper subject for executive clemency.

A. Gorne
Jno Bull
Nicholas Lamb
Thomas Caine
Patrick gonnelly
Martin Mack
John Caine
Patrick Hayden
Pat McDonnell
John corcoran

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I am well acquainted with your Petitioner and know him to be an honorable man and well worthy of your favorable consideration

Respectfully &c W R Hydes City Marshal

The persons who have signed the foregoing petition are the immediate neighbors of Mr Spaulding.

The petitioners general demeanor, is good He is a very industrious citizen

W. G. Reason
city atto

I concur in the statement made by Mr. Reason
Geo W Johnston

Executive clemency, I respectfuly Suggest will be proper in the above case

Jo. G. Wilson

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Louisville City Ct
vs
John Spalding

Refused