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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-0001-004-0263 BR8-414 to BR8-415

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To the Honbl -- Bramblette Governer of the Comth Ky

Your petitioners ^citizens of Carroll County^ would respectfully state that on the 24th May 1861 a respite was granted to William Gardner for 12 months on a judgment agst him in favor of the Comth. We would state that we are well acquanted with Mr Gardner-- That there has no indictment found agst him since the judgment in this case and that he has deported himself as a lawabiding citizen We believe him entitled to executive clemency and request that the Comths part

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of said fine may be remitted--

A R Gaunt R. W. Masterson Allen Hanks P. U. Major then C. A.

IWe recommend that the prayer of the petitine be granted --

J. P. Sparks

This petition was hand me to hand over to Your Excy while I was a resident of Frankfort and it has escaped memory until the present time -- I hope your Excy will excuse my and grant the prayer of the petitioner,

Respectfully Your obd't Ser't P. U. Major Nov 20th 1863

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Carroll County

Refused

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