F. B. McCleary to Thomas E. Bramlette

Accession Number

KYR-0001-004-0948

Document Genre

Petition

Repository

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

BR10-458 to BR10-459

Place of Creation

Rockcastle County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

21 June 1864

Dates Mentioned

1864-02

1864-06-21

1864-06-23

His Excellency,
Thomas E Bramlette

The undersigned respectfully states to your Excellency. That at the Feby Term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court 1864, he was fined the same of $20- for unlawful gaming.

He states that Jack Adams and Samuel Thompson were enaged in the same Game for which your petitioner was fined, and were also fined for the Offence.

He further states that the said Adams & Thompson, petitioned your Excellency a short time since and your Excellency remitted their fine Their petition is here refered too as part of this,

He states that it was the first time in life he ever was Indicted or fined for violation of law,

That he is a poor man and cannot pay the fine without a sacrifice,

Wherefore he asks your Excellency to remit the same.

F. B. M^cClary

F B M^cClary state that the above petition
contains the truth to the best of his knowledge and belief

F B M^cClary

Subscribed and sworn to before me by F B M^cClary this 21^st June 1864.

E. T. Fish C. R. C. C

We the undersigned have examined the foregoing petition of F B M^cClary and believe it will be Just and right to remit the fine.

E. T. Fish
Edwin Shivel
W M. Fish
W. A. Brooks

Rockcastl Cir Ct
vs
F. B. M^cClary
$20-
Remit except fees & costs.
Tho E Bramlette
Gaming
23^d June/64

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