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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-0001-004-0948 BR10-458 to BR10-459

Rockcastle County, Kentucky Rockcastle County, Kentucky 1864-06-21 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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His Excellency, Thomas E Bramlette

The undersigned respectfully states to your Excellency. That at the Feby Term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court 1864, he was fined the same of $20- for unlawful gaming.

He states that Jack Adams and Samuel Thompson were enaged in the same Game for which your petitioner was fined, and were also fined for the Offence.

He further states that the said Adams & Thompson, petitioned your Excellency a short time since and your Excellency remitted their fine Their petition is here refered too as part of this,

He states that it was the first time in life he ever was Indicted or fined for violation of law,

That he is a poor man and cannot pay the fine without a sacrifice,

Wherefore he asks your Excellency to remit the same.

F. B. McClary

F B McClary state that the above petition

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contains the truth to the best of his knowledge and belief

F B McClary

Subscribed and sworn to before me by F B McClary this 21st June 1864.

E. T. Fish C. R. C. C

We the undersigned have examined the foregoing petition of F B McClary and believe it will be Just and right to remit the fine.

E. T. Fish Edwin Shivel W M. Fish W. A. Brooks

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Rockcastl Cir Ct vs F. B. McClary $20Remit except fees & costs. Tho E Bramlette Gaming 23d June/64