Thornton F. Mashall et al. to James F. Robinson
1863-08-26
- Date of Creation
- August 26, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Petition
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863
- Box / Folder
- R4-370 to R4-371
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0547
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211749
- People
- Willis, Benjamin Grant
- Lee, Charles H., Sr.
- Phister, Elijah Connor
- Taylor, Henry C.
- Pearce, Hiram F.
- Nelson, Isaac
- Robinson, James Fisher
- Hickman, John G.
- Duke, John Morton, Jr.
- Furber, John N.
- Pearce, Lewis C.
- Mayhall, N. C.
- Carpenter, Richard B., Jr.
- Hughey, Richard J.
- Respass, Thomas A.
- Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
- Green, Thomas M.
- Doniphan, William A.
Citation
Thornton F. Mashall et al. to James F. Robinson, 1863-08-26, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-029-0547 (November 12, 2026).
To his Excellency James F. Robinson, Governor of Kentucky,
The undersigned respectfully represent that at the present term of the Bracken Circuit Court, Thomas A. Ressess and Isaac Nelson, having been indicted for consenting to act, and having acted as seconds in a duel fought in said County, appeared in court and without subjecting the Commonwealth to the expense and trouble of a trial, [...]acknowledged the truth of the allegations against them, and were fined the sum of $150 each, The other parties indicted for the same offense were not found by the Shff, and have not appeared in court, Both the gentlemen dreserve the forbearance and clemency of your excellency, and we respectfully ask that you will remit so much of their fines as you have authority to do under the law, and With the highest respect also the penalty of disfranchisement imposed by the statute in such cases, We are well satisfied that the parties for whom we invoke this act of clemency are gentlemen who will well appreciate your kind interposition.
With the highest regard &c
Brooksville, Ky,
Thorton. F. Marshall
E. C. Phister
Jno M Duke
Remit all except Costs &c.
Tho E Bramlette
Bracken Cir Court
vs
Nelson & Ressess
$150. each
Remitted