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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-0001-004-0975 BR11-11

Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky 1864-06-03 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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Carlisle Ky June 3d 1864 To his Excellency Gov. Bramblette

DrSr On the 25th Ult. Sam Job, a free man of Color of this (Nicholas) County, was tried upon a charge of having committed an assault & Battery and fined Twenty nine dollars & fifty cents & fourteen & a half days imprisonment in the County Jail and in addition to that he was put under bonds to keep the peace and be of good behavior for one year He is about fifty years old -- perhaps more -- & is very poor

He is now serving out his time in Jail We the undersigned, being citizens of Nicholas County, think that under all the circumstances the punishment inflicted was unusually severe & we recommend the said Job, in an especial manner, to your Clemency and Petition you on his behalf to remit all his said ^money^ fine except the Officers' fees

Yours Truly Thomas Kennedy John M Dallas, Jailor John M Chevis J. P. N. C. Jno. A Campbell C. n. C. C W. W. howard Deputy Clerk Nicholas Cir. Ct. J. L. Arnold C. N. C. C. (See over)

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R. B. Riddor Fitch Munger Jon. H. Seeley J. F. McMillan A W Blair S. N. C W. P. Ross William Dinsmore

Nicholas County Court VS Sam Job (Negro)

Refused 64