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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-0001-004-0742 BR10-131 to BR10-132

Webster County, Kentucky Webster County, Kentucky 1864-04-14 Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your petitioner Daniel G Baker will state at the last term of the Webster Circuit Court he was fined $60 under an indictment for an assault & Battery with Wood Monroe, the facts of the case as proven upon the trial was in substance as followeth -- a brother of your petitioner & said Monroe engaged in a fight privately & in the Woods, No person being present except your petitioner & Green Tolly -- your petitioner urged Tolly to part them -- Tolly objected & the brother of your petitioner suceeded in the contest afterwards Tolly your petitioner & his sd brother walked down to the house Monroe followed a short time thereafter- petitioners Brother there proposed peace, which was approbated by your petitioner; Monroe Commenced a second dificulty with petitioners brother & Stabed him with a Knife -- and to prevent serious damage & to save his brothers life, he struck Monroe once with a small walking cane, for which he was Indicted & fined $60 this was all the testimony in the case wherefore he prays that sd fine be remitted

Daniel G Baker Webster County S S

subscribed & sworn to before me by Daniel G Baker this 14th of april 1864 Wm Herron J P W C

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We the undersigned Citizens of Webster County do certify that we have read the foregoing petition & we belive the statements to be true most of us having been present at the trial

D. C. Yarbrough W. P. Newman D W farmer James lyin JosJohn Morgan J W Harrisson G B Tolley his mark witness ^X^ for Com Wm Price his mark ^X^ E S Brooks his mark ^X^ Ptk Waters his mark ^X^ James M Cosby Stephen Morrow R. M. Curreal L,, L,, Chandler Wm Ezell Samuel Sperry O C womack G. W. gibson Thomas,, Gibson John.. C.. Baker G, R,, Hibbs Anderson Barker William Herron John E. Crowley S,, C,, Moore Stephen Timmons Pinkney Mackewell G L Price Washington Morgan John H Bumpass G W Price G B Jenkins

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Remit except fees & costs Thos E Bramlette

Webster Cir Ct vs D. G. Baker $60 -- Tipling 2nd May/64