Petition

Johnston Frank et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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Petition
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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
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Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867
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BR[11]-81
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KYR-0001-004-1024
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Dates
1864-03
1864-07-12
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Johnston Frank et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-1024 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency Governor Thos. E. Bramlett

The undersigned Petitioners would respectfully represent to Your Excellency that One Michael Hughes of the County of Gallatin was at the March Term 1864 of the Circuit Court of Said County indicted for Suffering gameing on His premises which gameing was done under the following Circumstances ^to wit^ Some of His neighbors desired to amuse themselves with a game of Cards at His house Hughes Consented & they played a game or two for whisky makeing Hughes believe there was no harm in betting whiskey on the game, but the Law only prohibited betting Money, Hughes being totally ignorant of the Law Consented, & thus Committed the offense, He Confessed his guilt & his fine was assessed at $200 — the lowest amount fixed by Law, He has paid all cost & the Com" Atto fee, but being a verry poor Man, is not able to pay the ballance of this fine — We therefore Petition Your Excellency to remit the ballance of Said fine as an act of Justice and Mercy & we will ever pray &, &,

Grand Jurors to wit

Johnston Frank forman
R. M. Howlett
R. S. Waters
M. V. Cayton
C. Cayton

E Sutton
Orlow Steele
Ag Hughs
Silas [Dibble]
James Miller

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R. R. Ruskin
A Gookens
Andrew Hobbs
Alexander James
G. H. Gibson
R Grubbs
Jasper Runals
Charles Rider
John Smith
H Smith
Conrad Densler
J B larence
W. W. Edwards
S. J. Goins
A, Gibson
B C Spencer

James W Dean
Walter Brown
James H Jackson
W R Jackson
Thomas Ritchey
R. L. Ireland, clk G. C. C.

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Gallatin Cir Ct
vs
M. Hughes
$200
Gaming
Remit $100 —

12th July/64