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 November 11, 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-0001-004-0148 BR8-232 to BR8-233

Franklin County, Kentucky Franklin County, Kentucky 1863-10-27 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette Governor of The Commonwealth of Kentucky.

your petitioner John Moore respectfully represents to your Excellency that at the February term 1863 of the Franklin Circuit Court, one Henry Woodward was fined the sum of $100. for an assault & battery on one Moses Glore & family-

The said Woodward being a youth under twenty one years of age, and a nephew of your petitioner's wife, your petitioner, together with Lucy Moore & Frank Patterson replevied said fine as the securities of said Woodward-

An execution has issued on said replevin bond and is now in the hands of the sheriff of Franklin County for collection, and he will be compeled to pay the same unless relieved by your Excellency-

He states that he is a very poor man, dependent alone upon his daily labor for his support, and could not pay said fine and costs without a ruinous sacrifice of what little property he haspossesses- He states that he has a wife and seven small children dependent entirely upon him for a support-

That neither said Woodward nor the other two securities have any means or estate out of which any part of said fine can be made- and the whole will fall upon him-

He states that he has always been an industrious peaceable & good citizen, and had no connection whatever with the offense for

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which said Woodward was fined, and was only induced to become his security from feelings of humanity, and to release his said nephew from jail, he having been placed in the jail of Franklin County for said fine, before your petitioner replevied the same-

He states that said Woodward when he repleived said fine, faithfully promised your petitioner if he was released from jail, he would go to work and make the money to pay said fine & costs by the maturity of said replevin bond, and thereby relieve your petitioner from its payment. On the contrary said Woodward has done nothing towards its payment, and has left the whole amount to be paid by your petitioner --

He states that he could although at great inconvenience to himself and family, raise the money to pay the costs & the portion of the fine going to the Commonwealths attorney, if your Excellency would remit the balance of said fine- And in consideration of the premises your petitioner respectfully asks your Excellency to remit said fine and except so much thereof as may by law be due to said attorney for the Commonwealth -- And as is duty bound he will ever pray &c

John ^his X mark^ Moore

L H Oct 27 1863

Subscribed & sworn to before me by John Moore this 27th of October 1863.

L. Hord Examiner Franklin County

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The undersigned citizens of Franklin county state that they are acquainted with the petitioner John Moore, Know him to be an industrious peaceable and good citizen, believe the statements contained in his petition to be true, and respectfully ask his Excellency Governor Bramlette to remit the fine as asked in said petition --

R E Collins G. W. Craddock E. H. Watson M. Brown Rich. H. Taylor J C Coleman J T Gray J. H Bayer H. R. J, A, Crittendene S, M, Noel W H Gay H B Innis Nelson Alley Wm H Greenup William. T. Bacon John Whitehead Jas, P, O'Hara Thomas Heffner Wm B Tremere A. G. Hodges A W Vallandingham E, H, Tell E W McDaniel M O paton John OConnell J. W. Pruett G H Chinn Thos. Pogue A, W, Brown A Kahr Zac Slone Henry Brown Michl Fox B. F. Johnson Jas S Sneed G W Gwin S. Black Martin, Fahy J Harlan Jr Henry J. Sheets A H Rennick R, Gillispie O. Heffner Thomas. I. Hutchison Wm H Averill Thomas Poynter

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A. G. Carmack J L Price P, U,Major John H Crutcher John R Graham Edmond Burns J. Swigert John M. Hewitt Benjamin Brown A, B, Dooley T, M, Taylor S B Voris Jas, O, Lynn Oliver J, T, Milam W Taylor John Sheets James Rupe Joseph Hamilton H K Hamilton John Polsgrove Peter Smith John J Sheets A T Daugherty John, P, Voris Samul anderson G W Rogers LeRoy Wooldridge P, B, Pattie James, A, Rankin, Saml J Julian Nelson Rosell Oscar Sullenger C Wright Mikl Rine Richard Armstrong Ch G H G Crutcher James. Hulett R E Crockett H W Hulett J, H, Reddick J D Robinson J H Miles W B Moor Charles, Pierce William Warfield Chas, W, Bradley

Franklin Cir Ct vs John Moore's Petition

Respite 12 months Novr 4th 1863 Tho. E. Bramlette

Assault & Bat