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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-0001-004-0417 BR9-158, BR9-158A, BR9-158B

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Madisonville January 9th 1864 To His Excellency The Govener of Kentucky

The undersigned citizens of Hopkins County would respectfully ask your Excellency to remit a fine of $250 -- in so much therefo as is in your power to remit against George W Simons of this County. Said Simons Some time in year 1860 Shot at and Wounded one W R Vaughan of this place Simons was endicted at the next term of our circuit ^Court^ for the offence in the fall of 1861. Simons Joined the 25th Regiment Ky Volunters under (Col J M Shackelford) and fought bravely through Several hard contested Battles among the number was Donnelson & Shiloh and when Genl Buels army came to Louisville was taken sick & left in Hospital & while there was discharged on account of disability came home appeared before the Court when his name was called & was tried & fined the sum of $250 -- we woud ask that this fine or So much as you can remit be remitted for which favor we will ever feel grateful we remain your friends verry Respectfully

T. W. Campbell J B Frost by T. W. Campbell W, E, W, Rhea Joshua Wingo, by W. E. W. Rhea Asez. Gibson by. W, E, W, Rhea W. B. Smith Isaacc Davis J. W. Devenport G. Reynolds R. H. Brown R J. Rutherford H F Bourland Thos. W. Crowe John. K, Shackelford Jon C Gooden Jams Mcdufree J, S, Malone J G Todd M, G, Bourland M. W. Strode David Gibson George Ligon William Todd E. H. Hibbz B W Stanly S H Buntin D Y Addcock J Buchanan John W Buntin

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A. F. Shackelford H B Eudaly E F R Royes J M Sahine G Clift A. Browning C W Hamptin T Z, Gordon John B Knox John G Gordon F M Downey David Adams S W Offutt Jefferson D K Lynn H. A. R Shackelford W, R, Jones Wm Browning J, T, Hartman J, B, Todd B. M Suthard William Vickers John Dunkerson L, G, Todd J A Ezill W B Ashly Jesse Oldham George William R, H, Robertson C W Cook Adrian Miller R. F. Lutz C H Trout T. M Slaton John P. Price L W Taliaferro John, G, Bailey G, C, Taliaferro Thos J. Aton M M Young F, M, Guen A. J, Moore J, L, Peyton James Egbert Thos H Finley G W P Burton A, Townes

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James Durham W, O, Hall Thomas Fowler John M Galbraith W M Sullivan W, A, Morton T, T, Jones John oBrien Edward W. H Lynn Miles Malin John Rukesbraid J H- Lunsford C, C, Lutz B. D. Robertson P J. Loving E, P, Williams W, K, Winstead Jesse Y Rhea T, W Hewitt Z J McEwen John W Jackson Isham Frost Jas Burchfield J. T, Lawton thomas yates James Bartlett W,, M,, Rhea A, T, Townes J, L, Fox F M Sisk W E Hamton Wm D Davis Geo. N. Shackelford William Gower W W Kirkwood M, M, Morten W A Wilson W R Baker R S Thomson R Gregory John Davis B. F,, McEwen David Long W A Tubbs W W Cardwell A. W, Earle Thos R Cardwell John Ashby G. W. De Moss Wm Hall W T Oldham D, B, Ashby

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Hopkins Cir Ct vs George W Simons $250 -- 9th Feby 1864

Remit all except fees & costs