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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-0001-004-0217 BR8-337

Campbellsburg, Henry County, Kentucky Campbellsburg, Henry County, Kentucky 1863-10-25 Correspondence 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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Campbellsburge Ky. 25th Octr AD 1863 Govener Thomas E. Bramlette Dear sir

I inclose you Mr Matthew McCollister pertions for to obtain your remittance of his fine of $250 -- I have known McCollister for upwards of thirty three years, and know him to be all that his pittition represents him to be. I have been his Family Physician for more than Twenty five years -- his wife has been confined to her bed & House more than one third of that time, with incuriable disease- he is poor and barryly makes out to live with all of his industry & frugallaty- and to have the above amount to pay would compell him to sell a part of his Plantation in the Hills of Trimble County- When Mr C Scott & my self

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were in Frankfort two weeks agoe we paid Mr J. L. Scott Prosacuting Attry -- Fifty dollars in full of his Fee & connecting with the fine his Fee was about $75.00 and believeing it would be opprisive he took $50- which we advanced -- The subscribers to the Pettition cirtafying the respectabillaty of the witnesses to the conversation which induced McCollister to assault Horton are all good & True men: which I will refer you to Mr Thomas Rodman as he is well acquainted with the most of them. -- and for my character I refer you to Gen Jno M Harlan, A G Hodges & L. Rodman -- If you remitt the fine please direct it to McCollister or my self at Campbellsburge Henry Cty. Ky.

I remain as ever your devoted personal & Political Friend James Gorlee M. D.