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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-0001-004-0223 BR8-344 to BR8-345

Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky 1863-10-13 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Hartford Oct 13~ 1863 Gov Bramlett Dr Sir

I send herewith a Petition to get C W Hunter released from a fine imposed against him for solemnizing the rights of Matrimony with authority. He was a Justice of the Peace & supposed he was authorized and it was only one coupled he married & the fine imposed was $25. He is a poor man & cant wellafford to pay the fine He was afterward authorized by the Court to solemize marriage

I am very truly Henry D McHenry

Ohio Cir Court vs

Remit all except costs & fees Oct 17th 1863

T E Bramlette Govr

enclose to Col J P McHenry Henry D McHenry

C. W. Hinton $25 --

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We the undersigned citizens of Ohio County respectfully Petition His Excellency The Governor to remit a fine imposed by The Ohio Circuit Court at its last September Term against Charles W Hunter for marrying a couple without being authorized so to do by the County Court, Oct 13th 1863-

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