Petition

Ben B. Stubblefield to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-08-12

Date of Creation
August 12, 1864
Place of Creation
Winchester, Clark 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
BR42-258
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3388
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FTP Identifier
32206154

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Dates
1860
1864-08-12
1864
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Ben B. Stubblefield to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-08-12, 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-0001-004-3388 (November 13, 2026).

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To his Excellency Govr Bramlette

Your petitioner the undersigned, says that in the year 1860, at the Oil Springs in Clark County Ky. he was engaged with ^others^ in a game of Cards, at 5 cents a game for amusement; and with no intention to wilfully violate law. That he is no Gambler, nor never was. That he went into Court and confessed guilty and a fine of Twenty dollars was imposed; and which was respited by your predecessor. That he has not violated the Gaming Statute against Gambling since. That he would not trouble your Excellency in the matter, but for his sincere abstinence since from like indulgence, and want of means. He prays your Excellency to extend clemency in his case

Ben. B. Stubblefield

Winchester Ky Aug 12th 1864

The young man Benj B. Stubblefield who petitions above, isacleverpoorboy, who is striving to make an honest living and I am satisfied that clemency to him, will not be bestowed in vain, but rather an encouragement to him in restraining in the determination & resolve never again to violate law

Jas H G Bush
H W Kohlhass Sr
Theodore Kohlhass

Jas Flanagan
P. T. Garner
Wm F. Pool
C Curry
Robt. N. Winn

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Ben Stubblefield
Clark Cir Ct
Petition for Remission
vs
B. B. Stublefield
Refused
Ansd. 64