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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-0001-004-0491 BR9-281 to BR9-282

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To his Excellency Govr Bramlette

Your petitioner John B Bibb would respectfully submit the following statement, & petition for relief. Some Ten or Twelve years ago. he was the owner of a Servant named Jim, who had been a faithful man to the petitioner & upon his request he sold or agreed with the servant, that upon the payment of so much money he might go free, The money was made & paid by the Servant & he gave him a paper accordingly- The boy had a wife & children in Ky & in Henderson & continued to live in said county, at the June term of 1860 or 61 of the Court of Henderson this Petnr was presented & at December term 1863. he was fined in Three cases the forty Dollars in each case, your petitioner is too well known to your excellency for him to assure you that it was.

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no disrespect to the laws of his state, but kind feelings to a faithful Servant which caused him to thus subject himself to the penalties and most respectfully asks your excellency to interpose & release him of the fine,

Very respectfully Yours truely

Jno B. Bibb

I was atty for Mr Bibb in the Henderson Circuit Court & know the facts as set forth in this petition to be true & I write in said Petition

Jno T. Bunch

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Henderson Cir Ct vs

Remit except fees & costs Tho E Bramlette

J. B. Bibb 3rd Feby 1864 3 Judgts of $40. each