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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0221 BR8-340 to BR8-341

Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky 1863-10-24 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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T E Bramlett Gov. of Kentucky

Your petitioner Edward B Mitchall would state that some time in the month of October 1862, James. D. Amos I had learned there was engaged with the gurrillas in feering into the S B Nashville on the ohio River at whats called Bucks Island Abot six miles above Caseyville Union County Ky I charged said Ames with being concerned in the shooting in the boat he cursed me called me a dam lyar and a dam Linconite I returned the lye in the same language Ames is a large man weighs ovo 200 pounds and overbaring I weigh about 145 pounds Ames drew a pistol on me and shot the ball gowing through my clothes we then clenched I succeedid in gitting his pistol after he had me down he got off of me as soon as I got the pistol and run I shot at him twice ^one^ of the shots struck him in the back on tutched his hand it was Amos own pistol I shot him with and the same he fired at the passenirs of the stemer Nashville with I am and always have been a Union man and that was the whole Cause of our difficulty Said Ames often said he would drive every Union man from his neighorhood

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The Grand jury found bills agains myself and Ames and the October term of the Union Circuit Court I was fined Seventy five dollars. All the witnesses were what is call Sothern Simperthisers or Rebills In the part of the county that I reside in there was only three Union men besides myself. And Under the circumstances, your petitioner would humbly ask your Exclancy to remit the fine of 75$. Ames was fined the same amount

E B. Mitchell

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24 day of October 1863

Attest J W Finnie P. J. C

We the undersigned Union Men of Union County would respectfully ask the Governor of Kentucky T E Bramlet to remit the fine of seventy five dollars imposed on E B Mitchall at the October term of said Court we know Mitchall to be a true and loyal man and donth think he should be made pay one cent for shooting Dr James D Ames. We know Ames and when he had his Rebells with him he is overbaring and verry abrusive Further we think Mitchell under the circumstances would have been justifiable had he killed Ames at the time

We would respectfully ask your exclency to interpose Your authority and remit said fine your Respectfully

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J W Finnie J G Burough G. P. Riggs James Love Whit Mitell William Besen William Robinson John Cocker J J Batey P. W. Anderson. John York Jr J H Carlise D A Burroughs Wm Harroway J M Gentery William Walker D Finnie D J Berry Jno M Dyer James A. Gregory W H Cowan Robert Miller Jno Burges Hardin Omer Danl, A, Brooks T A. Buckham Miles Davis W H Shook S Orr W. C. Metcalfe John Tate

There is an affidavt filid in my office proving all the statements of E B Mitchel by a man that was with the gurillars at the time the S B Nashville was fierd into and a Man Killid

Given under my hand as Police Judge of Caseyville Union County Ky

J W Finnie P. J. C

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Union Cir Ct vs E. B. Mitchel $75 -- Breach of Peace Remitted 5th Nov/63