Petition

James Sisses and Nancy Sisses to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
BR42-330 to BR42-331
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3435
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206200

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Dates
1862-05
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Citation

James Sisses and Nancy Sisses 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-0001-004-3435 (November 13, 2026).

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To His Excellincy

Thomas E. Bramlett Governor of the State of Kentucky Your petitioners James Sisses and Nancy Sipes his wife father and mother of James P. Sisses Would respectfully represent to Your Excellency that their son the said James P. Sisses was at the May Term of the Grayson Circuit Court 1862 convicted and Sent to the Penitentiary for the term of two years that his term will expire some time in next month they State that at the time of his conviction he was only about eighteen years and four months old In tender consideration of the promises your petitioners pray that your Excellincy will paron their son for the Small remnant of time he has to Serve that he may be restored to the rights of a citizen and as in duty they will ever pray &c.

James ^his X mark^ Sisses
Nancy ^her X mark^ Sisses

Witness
William Bates

The undersigned Citizens of Grayson County Join in the prayer of the petitioenrs

J. W. Bozorth
Austin S. Edelen
H. H. Rogers
V. B. Nelson
W E Wortham
M. D. Hightower

W. L. Conklin
Henry Haynes
Edwin Thomas.
J R. Barton
W B McDonald
J. C. Edelen
Charles Wortham
Merideth Ray

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The undersigned States that he was one of the chief loosers by the burning of the Mill for which Jams P Sisses was convicted and do hereby join in the prayr of the petitioners and hopes your Excellency will extend executive clemency

William Bates