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 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-0001-004-2601 BR16-158

Russell County, Kentucky Russell County, Kentucky 1865-10-10 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.
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To Thomas E. Bramlette Esqr Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Your petitioner Logan Coffey respectfully States that he was tried and fined before the County Judge of Russell county for a breach of the peace and was fined therefor $25. He states that the facts are these. One William Kimbler (while your petitioner was absent from his home) took occasion to slander and abuse your petitioner in an uncalled for manner, without any Cause or provocation and upon his return upon meeting said Kimbler and while in a passion he did give him a decent thrashing. after which he surrendered himself up to the civil authority. and was tried -- He states that after the above occurence and when he became Cool Cool he was satisfied that he had done wrong and this was the reason he so readily and voluntarily surrendered himself up to the county Judge -- The premises considered Your petitioner respectfully asks that said fine be remitted and as &c

Logan Coffey

The petitioner Logan Coffey says he believes that the statements of the foregoing petition are true

Logan Coffey

Sworn to and subscribed by Logan Coffey before me this 10th day Oct. 1865

George Bryan Examr R C

We the undersigned residents of Russell County join in the prayer of the foregoing petition and we state that we are acquainted with the petitioner Logan Coffey -- that he is a quiet and peaceable citizen

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in his neighbor hood

G W Twidwell N G Wells Lieut W H Walker W. T. Jackman S. R. C Abner Jones W Jones Wm Lucy A, P, Simpson J. P. Satterfield R. H Walker John Johnson D S S R C Reuben Payne Jessee Lawless James McKinney David Blankenship A, C, Wells Wm P. Payne G P F S Carter S P Collins Jas. L. Willoughby George Bryan

Russell County Judge vs Logan Coffey $25 Breach Peace 17 Oct 1865