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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-0001-004-0897 BR10-378 to BR 10-379

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To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Gov of the Comth of Ky

Your petitioner Susan Lavin of the City of Lexington Fayette Co Ky -- respectfully represents to Your Excellency that she was fined in two cases at the June Term of the Fayette Circuit Court ^1861^ in the Sum of Twenty Doller ($20) in each case, for the Supposed offence of keeping a disorderly house by permitting an unlawful assembly of Slaves which offence she indignantly denies -- She states truly to your excellency that she is very poor and without the means to pay the above named fines, that she has six children some of them quite young and all depending on her labor for their support and that if she is committed to jail the children must suffer and live upon the charities of the world -- She further states that she is a widow having lost her husband by death sometime since

All of which is respectfully submitted

Susan Lavin

We the undersigned in consideration of the above statement of facts thinks the case presents grounds for Executive Clemency and respectfully ask your excellency to remit

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such fines.

George. Stoll Jno B. Norton Chas S. Bodley J. H. Harrison W D Boswell Chas H Wickliffe Jno C. Hansbro C D Carr

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I am told that the statements of this Petition are true. May 9th 1864 W. L. Downey

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Fayette Cir Ct vs Susan Lavin

Remit

Disorderly House

Although not a clear case, yet a remission except fees & costs is granted

Tho E Bramlette

16th May 1864