Petition

John M. Witt to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Bath 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
BR42-91 to BR42-92
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3280
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206058

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John M. Witt 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-0001-004-3280 (November 14, 2026).

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To The Gov. of Kentucky

While I was Comth Atto. I had Elijah Perry fined ^in the Bath Circuit^ at the same Court twice, $50 Each time, for selling liquor to Minors and once $20 for retailing out of his house he is a poor Ignorant old man as harmless as a man can be these fines will, take, bread out of his childrens mouths if, he is made to pay them, I am certain you should remit them and I hope you will,

[Jno M Witt]

Gov. please remit these fines We are satisfied, it should be done,

Daniel Harper
J. H. Richard
E. V. Brother
R. Coutthard
Wm Robins
John.E. Price
H J Leg

I could get this sheet full of names but, it would not make it any better

Respectfully
Jno M Witt

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Bath County

Write to him to send the date of the Judgments & they will be Remitted

Refused
Tho E Bramlette