W. S. Rankin to Thomas E. Bramlette

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KYR-0001-004-0377

Document Genre

Correspondence

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867

Item Location

BR9-99 to BR9-100

Place of Creation

Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

1 December 1863

Dates Mentioned

1863-12-01

1861

1863-12-14

W. S. Rankin to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1 December 1863, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, BR9-99 to BR9-100, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0377, (accessed December 27, 2024).

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Williamstown
Dec 1 -- 1863
Hon Thos E Bramlett
Gover. of Kentucky
Dear Sir

Enclosed is the petition of John Marques of this county which explains itself. I will add that the facts are I believe correctly stated, but not so fully as they might have been John Neal is his son in law, lived near the line betwene Scott & Grant -- There was a great nest of theives in his neighborhood that annoyd> the people greatly -- Neal was accused of being one of the theives -- was tried with a number of others & held to bail by a court of inquiry -- Marques was his bail --

After the trial a company of citizens mostly Home guards & mostly good citizens held a meeting & resolved that John Neal should leave ^the^ neighborhood together with his brother Thomas Neal & others or they would hang them. Neal was notified & left & has never returned -- now as I am informed lives out of the State -- I believe in Ia -- The others left also -- The stealing had no connection with the rebelion the Neals being loyal Union men & prosecuted in part by the best Union men in the country -- Neal is a bad man but is gone -- I was prosecuting him & know what I write is true -- Marques gets drunk -- but is an industrious peaceable old man -- is loyal -- owns 200 acres of poor bushy hill land & nothing more
has a host of grandchildren to support -- the family of one son who has been in the Federal army since 1861 -- being of the number -- He is truly & actively loyal & c & except his disapition is a harmless citizen -- is old & infirm & will be ruined -- utterly ruined -- if he has this Judgt to pay. I therefor earnestly write in asking that you remit it all except officers fees &c If desired he will try to get Neal & have him tried although he is his son in law --

Truly &c W S Rankin

His land is to be sold on the 14^th -- inst -- Mr Scott is the comwlths atty --

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