<title type="main">William H. Davis et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette Edition created from new transcripts of this manuscript. Initial upload of this work's facsimile images and metadata to FromThePage for editing Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Administrator of the CWGK Migration transcription project on FromThePage Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections made 4 edits between June 21, 2025 and June 21, 2025. Dynamic TEI export from FromThePage (version 22.10)

This image and transcription is publicly accessible. The image appears courtesy of the repository named in the Source Description. The transcription and annotation were undertaken by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. If referencing this document title, accession number, and permanent URL.

 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-0001-004-1146 BR11-259 to BR11-260

1864-08-24 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 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
1

To His Excellency Gov Bramlette

Your Petitioner William H Davis respectfully represents to your Excellency that in the year 1860 he was indicted in the whity Circuit Cort charged with the maliceous stabbing of William Moony, that when the call was made in 1861 for volunteers he volunterd in the Military Service of the United States for the Term of three years, attaching himself to Compy F. 7th Ky Volunter Infty under Command of Col. T. T. Garrard. He states that he remained in said service until may 1864 when he was discharged by reason of wound recived in said service, he was in the first assault made on Vicksburg, when the union forces were repulsed, he was at the taking of Arkansas Post, Fort Gibson, and was wounded at the battle of Champion Hills -- He says that he served his Country faithfully during said Term, and only left it when he was unable to serve longer

He says that the Jury found him not guilty of malicious stabbing, or stabbing in sudden heat & passion but found him guilty of an assault, and fined him fifty dollars -- He says that he never had any thing aganst Mooney, they were friends before and Since said difficulty, and are friends now: He hopes that under all the Circumstances your Excellency will remit said fine -- He is poor, has ben disabled in the service of his country and cannot pay the

2

fine, without serious inconvenence

Wm H Davis

Sworn to before me by W H Davis this 24 day of Augt 1864

G.S. Sutton J P

Gov Bramblet

I hope that you will remit this fine I believe it ought to be done

your friend Truly Granville Pear C.D. Creekmore P J W C C Luke Moore B Litton H F Finley

3

The facts stated in the foregoing petition of W. H Davis are true, he made a faithful soldier was in all the battles stated in the petition & many more, and he deserves Executive Clemency, and I respectfully ask your Excellency to remit the fine.

W. H Randall

4

Whitely Cir Ct vs Wm H. Davis $50' Assault Remit 8th Sept/64