Petition

H. C. Weaver et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Bracken 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
BR42-151
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3317
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FTP Identifier
32206090

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Dates
--02
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H. C. Weaver 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-0001-004-3317 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette
Gov. of Ky-

We the undersigned Citizens of the County of Bracken and State of Ky. would respectfully represent to your Excellency, that at the present February Term of the Bracken Circuit Court William E Gaillaspie was tried and fined upon a charge of assault & Battery in arresting a young man of the name of Clayton & detaining him a short time until he could enquire into the charge against him, then he was discharged and set at liberty. Mr Gaillaspie was at the time in the Military service of the U. S. A. and was Captain of Co Ky. 55. Reg Ky. Volunteers and was sent to Bracken Co. on the day of the Election in August last by his superior officer to assist in preserving the peace, and arrested young Clayton in, what he believed, to be the discharge of his duty. We therefore recommend him to Executive clemency, and ask your Excellency to remit so much of said fine as you have power to do-

H. C. Weaver. D. C. Bracken Ct. Ct.
E. W. Simm M B
Michael Rice
P.P. Meffords
A. G. Mcdonald
Aaron Morford,, Pety. Juror.
Wm W Sanders
A Mattews
John Melvin
A.. Baker
David Poe

Leroy Ballinger
P. W. Weaver
John W. Ware
G. P. Freen
E, W, Lea
Samuel Frank
James M Frank
John H Sellers
J T Hamilton
R S Harvey
John W Bouman S. B. C

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Franklin Metcalfe
Henry Stoll
John Ammer
Richd J. Hughey, Clek Bracken Circuit Ct.

If the prayer of the within petition is granted the papers are requested to be sent to me at Maysville Ky. or any communication in reference to the matters herein you please direct to me at this place

Inclosed please find $2. to pay fee of assistant Secretary

Very Respectfully &
Emery Whitaker
atty of Petitioner&c