Correspondence

Isaac Petrey to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-09

Date of Creation
September 1864
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
BR42-98
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3284
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206062

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1864-09
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Isaac Petrey to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-09, 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-0001-004-3284 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excelence Thomas Bramblet Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Your petitioner wold Respectiveley represent to your Excelence that at the present august term of the Whitley circuit courte that the courte rendered a judgement against him for gaming for $20 he states that he is not a gambler but got into a drinkin spree and did bet on a gaim and that the grand jury indited him and the court Rendered Judgement against him as aforestated fo$20 00 he states that he is a pore man and has not the means of to pay the fine and to do Justice to this Remainder of his family Whearefore he prays that your Excelence Remit the fine and set aside the Judgement and hold it for nough and for all proper Relief

Isaac Petrey

Isaac Petrey says he beleaves the statements in the foregoing petition to be true

Isaac Petrey

Sworn to before me by Isaac Petrey this [...] day of Sept 1864

C. S. Creekmore P.. J W C

The under signed say that they beleave it wold be an act of charity to Remit the fine

J. H. Scott

John Smith
W. C. Gilliss
Luke Moore
Jackson Campbell

[Page 2]

Whitley Cir Ct
vs
Isaac Petrey
Petition Post
office adress
Whitley C. H. Ky

Refused