Petition

Martin Jones to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Laurel 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
BR42-127 to BR42-128
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3300
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206078

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Martin Jones 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-0001-004-3300 (November 14, 2026).

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To his excellency Thomas E. Bramlett Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your petitioner Martin Jones states that at the presant term of the Laurel Circuit Court he was fined in the sum of twenty Dollars on an indictment for gameing Your petitioner states that he is no gambler, but happened to engage in a little game for amusement (where there was merely a treat but) at Mr Gibson,s store in Laurel County-

and he was indicted & fined as above stated, he is a poor man who makes this support of himself and family by honest labour & he therefore prays that your excellency may remit said fine all except the cost

Martin Jones petitioner

We the undersigned are acquainted with petitioner Martin Jones & state that he is a sober industrious harmless man & we pray to be heard in his behalf that your excellency may remit said fine

David M. Lyttle

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We concur in the prayer of the foregoing petition

R. Herndon
R. P. Young
L. A. Byron

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Laurel Cir Ct
Martin Jones
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