Petition

F. F. Wiglesworth et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Harrison 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
BR42-332 to BR42-333
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3436
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32206201

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Dates
1863-05
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Citation

F. F. Wiglesworth 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-0001-004-3436 (November 13, 2026).

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To his Excellency Thomas.E. Bramlett Gov. of Ky the undersigned citizens of Harrison County Ky. respectfully represent that James Beagle at the May term 1863 of the Harrison Circuit Court was convicted ^for^ false swearing & sentenced for 2 years in the Penitentiary where he now is: the young man swore to his age at an electiion: he is a very illiterate young man & one of his uncles also swore to his age & we believe he had reason to believe that he was really 21 years of age: he is a man in very humble circumstances & has a wife & 2 children dependant upon his daily labor for a support and they have no relations able to help them to any extent: we do not think he is a bad man but rather an ignorant one We therefore respectfully pray that the pardoning power conferred by the constitution upon your Excellency may be exercised in his behalf in order that he may be restored to liberty & that his wife & children may have bread

John For A. Fomash
R. J. Fomash
Elisha Hiram
edward Wells
Chas M Young
James [...]
[...][...]

F. F. Wiglesworth
James S Wells
Peyton Fishback
John Wells
John. W. Martin
James Wm Martin
John Fomash

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Hiram Scott
J K Baird
James Clemmons
Milton Caldwell
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William Wells
John C Wells
[...] Wells
William Wells
Clarence James
James [...]
albert W [...]
John [...]
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P T.. Pryor
Israel [...]
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James duel
Aliga Old
William duval


mary Wells
Mary Shin
William odel
William [...]
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William [...]
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William Chadder
John tomes
William t [...]
nell J Cook
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William James
Nat [...]

Refused

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Harrison Cir Ct
James Beagle
To } Petition
Gov. Bramlett

Refused

John clerk Co Cts
Willaim Wells
[...][...]