<title type="main">A. B. Baird et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette Edition created from new transcripts of this manuscript. Initial upload of this work's facsimile images and metadata to FromThePage for editing Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Administrator of the CWGK Migration transcription project on FromThePage Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections made 2 edits between June 21, 2025 and June 21, 2025. Dynamic TEI export from FromThePage (version 22.10)

This image and transcription is publicly accessible. The image appears courtesy of the repository named in the Source Description. The transcription and annotation were undertaken by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. If referencing this document title, accession number, and permanent URL.

 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-0001-004-0409 BR9-144

Petition 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.
1

To the Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky

The undersigned citizens of Ohio County Ky respectfully ask you to remit a fine of one hundred Dollars imposed by the Ohio Circuit Court on Jesse W Megan a worthy young man of this County for betting a pair of Boots with one Charles K Metcalf on the result of the election in Ohio County at the August election 1859 We say further that a fine for like amt was imposed on the said Metcalf for some Cause and by Executive Cemency the Same was remitted we therefore ask you from the fact above and from the further fact that Mr Megan is quite a young man was entirely ignorant that he was violating any law of Ky when he made the bet and thought that he was released when Metcalf was at is was agreed that the petition which resulted in the release of Metcalf Should also have presented the case of Mr Megan and he did not know till very recently but what he was released. And further we beleeve that if Mr Megan is released he will not again violate the law of Ky in this particular

A B Baird P M Hartford E. R. Murrell J. W. Lewis J J Harrison R M Paterson C J Lawton Remus Gibson G R Wedding W H Miller R S. Moseley John P. Tracy jailor o c John J Ruggs Wm Hardwick D. S. Miller N P Boswell James F, Neel William Canon Walker White W J thomas Frank M Hevern J B Stewart

2

John H Steven Wm H Rice Wm M Miller F Allen Caleb Crow T. F. Kirby Pardan Talior Stephen Daniel William. H. Potts Thomas. W, Acton John. A. Bennett Gabrel Acton J M Blacklock D C Shanks J H. Barnes

Ohio Cir Ct vs

Remit & hand to W W Miller of HR from Ohio Co

Tho E Bramlette

Jesse W. Megan $100 -- Gaming 12th Jany 1864