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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-0001-004-0799 BR10-233 to BR10-234

Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky 1864-05-11 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": 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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Carlisle May 11, 1864 To hHis Excellency Gov. Thos. E. Bramblet --

Your Petitioner David Berry States that at the March Term of the Nicholas Circuit in 1859 he was fined by the Court $25. for alledged Contempt of Court in inducing a witness to leave Court when summoned to attend. and also was fined by the Court $20. at the Same Term for failing to attend as a witness himself in a suit pending in the Court, and also by Verdict of a Jury he was fined twenty Dollars for Gambling --

He says he was not guilty in the 1st & last named Cases & was not wilfully Guilty of the 2d offence --

The facts of the first case are briefly these aAs Mr. Snapp was a witness in a case against this Petitioner & another but left the Court before the Case was called for trial & when called upon to answer for the Contempt he stated that this Petitioner had induced him to leave, whereupon the Court fined your Petitioner $25. though he filed a written affidavit denying the Charge & purging the Contempt -- The facts in the 2d case are these, He was summoned as a witness in a Case pending in the Court, but did not attend, though he intended to, but being at the time a Constable & very busy was Called from Town & detained

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The suit was unexpectedly Called in his absence -- As he said before he was not guilty of the Charge in the last Case and he Cannot account for his run of bad luck in being fined in the Cases --

He says Your Predecessor respited the fines & as your Petitioner thought had remitted them -- No steps have been taken till quite lately to Collect them --

Now Executions are in the off. Sheriffs hands & pressing for Collection --

He states that he is poor & the payment of the Claims above would greatly oppress him -- He is now doing services for his Country as an orderly in Co 40th. Ky Cavalry Refiment & stationed at Gill Mills in Bath County. He prays that these fines be remitted & will ever pray

David Berry by F. Munger --

Hon Thos. E. Bramblet Gov. of Ky. Dear Sir

at the Request of Mr. Berry I have written & signed his name to the foregoing Petition

I saw Mr. Berry a few days ago & he authorized me to state substantially the facts

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above -- Mr. Berry in the Federal service and for this Reason if for no other I think he ought to be released from these old fines that he thought had been remitted -- The fines are excessive & ^it is^ unaccountable how they happended to be imposed --

Your Obt. Sevt. Fitch Munger

We Concur in recommending the Prayer of the foregoing Petition

John. W. Campbell James L. Arnold

Mr. Campbell is our Representative & Mr. Arnold is our Circuit Court Clerk.

F. Munger

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Nicholas Cir Ct

Refused

As Judge may err in inflicting fines for contempt but, I will not err by remitting fines for such offences.

Tho E Bramlette