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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-0001-004-0893 BR10-372

1864-05-02 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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We the undersigned petitioners would respectfully represent to hisyour excellency Governor Bramlette, that at the Novr Term 1863 of the Owen Circuit Court a verdict was rendered against them for the sum of twenty dollars each and twenty seven dollars & 45 cents costs -- that they are young men, and imprudently engaged in a game at cards, that they were not in the habit of gaming are poor men, one of them us having a family to support, and the other very low and feble, with ill health -- We ask his excellency to remit that part of the fine to which the Commonwealth is entitled --

John A. Wakes & S W Burton

We the neighbors of the above petitioners would represent that the above statements we believe to be true, that the young men are quiet & worthy young men & the case once in which executive clemency could be

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very properly used -- we unite with the petitioners and ask that the fine be remitted as in duty bound we ever pray &c --

May 2nd 1864 -- P. H. Smith G. R. Lee Ben F. Sidebottom W H Sandford Clk of Owen Circuit Court John A Moore D. C. of Owen County George L. Ford Chas W McFarland Granvil L Liewis Thomas S Yorkes O,, Hughes G. W. White Jas S. Branham A. Price E. White John Bartlett Samuel Rogers J. W. Ireland S. H. Wilson Solamon Wainscott H B Glays

Owen Cir Ct vs John A Wakes & H. Burton $20 -- each

Remit except fees & costs Tho E Bramlette 23rd June/64