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 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-0001-004-0609 BR9-467

Fayette County, Kentucky Fayette County, Kentucky 1864-03-02 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.
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To his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky,

Your petitioner would respectfully represent that at the last term of the Fayette Circuit Court he was fined the sum of Two hundred dollars for permitting gaming on premises occupied by him of which offense he says heisnotquilty,infact although he may be in law, He states further that he ^is^ now workingout said fine at two dollars per day and the Commonwealth is paying for his accomodations the sum of fiftycents per day -- He says he is not doing the Commonwealth nor any one else any good, and says he is desirous of enlisting in the 6th Ky. Cavalry as a private soldier. Wherefor he prays that his fine may be remitted.

Lewis Bene

Sworn to before me by Lewis Bene this 2nd March 1864

Will A. Stivers N. P.

W. A. STIVERS NOTARY PUBLIC FAYETTE COUNTY, KY.

The undersigned unite in the prayer

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of the petitioner, and respectfully ask that he be

Jno B Huston W C Goodloe W. P. Downey

Fayette Cir Ct vs Lewis Bene Respite for 6 months $200- & Remitted on the 22nd Mch 1864