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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-0001-004-0508 BR9-305 to BR9-306

Warsaw, Gallatin County, Kentucky Warsaw, Gallatin County, Kentucky 1864-02 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Warsaw Ky Feby 1864 To his Exelency The Govenor of Ky

We the undersigned Citizens of Gallatin County would Respectfully represent- That at the September term 1863 of the Gallatin Circuit Court Alfred Swango a Citizen of sd County was found guilty upon two indictments of the offense of Keeping a tippling house and a Judgment rendered against him in accordance with the Statutes one for $200 and one for $60

Exceptions was taken to the rooling of the Court and the case prepared for an appeal and a bill of the Evidence in the Cause Certified by the Judge which we deem best to Send with this petition for your Excellencis inspection the papers in the Cause was not (by accident) not filed in the appelate Court in time and the cause for this reason was dismissed

We are of the opinian from the testimoney in the Cause that the young man (Swang) at Last did not know that he was Violating the

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Law was not pretending to act for himself but only geting wages by the month doing business for another whereby thought at the time was authorized to Sell Liquors under these Circumstances and knowing that he is quite a youth without means to pay a fine and of poore but respectable family we would therefore most Respectfully petition your Excellency to Remit his said fines

Se the Testimoney R. Russell Wm Rudd A H Bledsoe Geo W. Reed, Sheriff Gallatin Thos Saere Jonathan Tyson S W. Williams John M Burns John G Boggs Robert Jones J. Howard W B Summons W. H. Keene J, Critt, Furnish John L Robinsen Fountain Perry John Smith Geo. W. Gregg (Jr) James, M, Duprey Richard, Hopkins Mason Ferguson Jas C Hopkins H. Robertson Robt B Story War. cln E, S, Castleman Presley Courtney Garret Goin R M Spencer M. S.. Hearick

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L Graves H. J. Abbott Wm Brett Dr Virgil McClure John Payne Samuel D Blackmore J. C. Gibson R Kirby R. L. Ireland John S Robinson George H. Gregg H. H. Little P H Spencer James Redman Jules Jinkins Samuel W Spencer J. H. Myers Walter Brown Morton Judy Henry Bruce Jasen litreell C. W. Farris D, P, Ginn T. J. Turpin Wm, Carver george hix Wm C Bolen A Simpson Ambrose Rea N G Thomas E. Q. Jacobs Whit Hawkins M. H. Williams Patrick Weldon John B. Breeden

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Gallatin Cir Ct vs Alfred Swango 2 Judgts $200, & $60Tipling Remitted 15th Mch/64