<title type="main">W. T. Bunton 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 2 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 12, 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-0001-004-1828 BR13-385

Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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 Thomas E Bramlette Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Willis Bunton would respictfully represent unto your Excellency that at the February Term of the Laurel Circuit Rockcastle circuit court 1865 He was fined twenty dollars for Illegal gaming He says the game of cards for which he was indicted was played by him & others and the Persons beaten were to pay for the oysters and did buy some two or three cans of Oysters which had been wagered on the game they were intending to have the oysters anyhow & played the game merely for amusement But the understanding was when they set down to play the game that those beaten were to pay the cost of the oysters There was no money bet on the game & if your Petitioner had known that it could have been construed into Illegal gaming he would not have played for he is not a gambler Says he is a poor man and not a violater of Law wherefore He prays your Excellency will remit said fine for which he will ever feel greatful

W. T. Bunton

2

The undersigned believe the Statements in the foregoing are true and join in the prayer thereof

R. Boyd W. H. Randall Robt Hays

Dear Gov. It appears from the petition that in reality the betting for which the petitioner was fined was merely a matter of amusement and I hope your Excellency may thingk it right to remit the fine --

yours truly David Y. Lyttle

Gov Bramblett

Dear sir I hope that you will remit this fine yours truly

G Pearl A. Aishman H L Blakely Wm. C. Haile N. B. Jones J P Jefferson Burnett

Rockcastle co vs $50 Hardin H. Brogan 4th May 1865