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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-0001-004-0593 BR9-442 to BR9-443

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1864-03-29 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 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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Covington Ky March 29th 1864 To His Excellency Governor Bramlett

Your petitioner would respectfully represent to your Honour, that at the present session of the Kenton Circuit Court he was fined the sum of $200.00/100 Keeping a gambling house. but upon the proof it was assertained that some young men came in and played for a treat and after they had played the Liquor was bought and paid for by the looser & this was all of the case and under the instructions of the court he was found as above,

He further states that at the same time on the same day and by the same jury he was fined fifty dollars for selling in his Tavern Liquor to a Minorwho Swore that he had a berd 2 inches long whin he purcharsed the Liquor, where fore your Petitioner in prays that your Honour would, use your Clemency remit so much of the said fine as you are authorised to do, and your petitioner will Everpray

Peter Merigan

We the undersigned were on the jury that tried the case of the Com'w'th vs Peter Merigan and respectfully join him in his Petition as above, as We believe he did not intend to violate the Law in Either case wherefore we join in the above Petition

Names of Juror E. G. Clarkson (fore) Elijah Yates W J- Hyde Arthur Craig Names of Jurors Wm Wiley J Fletcher J M Mead JamesBiddle Names of Jurors F. Dorman I. R. Mills. John Steffen

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Kenton County Court, Covington Ky

I Certify that the foregoing names are ^among^ those that were on the jury when Peter Miergan was fined as stated in the foregoing Petition

Att B W Foley Clerk By A. C. Ellis D C

The proof in the cases referred to is substantially Stated in the petition and the jurors with one exception have Signed the petition -- The defendant is a poor man and the amount of the two fines is a large sum for him to pay He is a German and has a little country Tavern and upon the whole I think the fines should be remitted

R. B. Carpenter Comths atty

Please direct to S. C. Perrin Covington Ky S C Perrin Atty at Law

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Kenton Cir ct vs Peter Merigan To } petition Governor Bramlette $200 $50 --

Remit except fees & costs Tho E Bramlette 8th Apl/64

S. C Perrin