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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-0001-004-0990 BR11-34 to BR11-34A

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To his Excellency the Govenor of Ky

At the August term of the Bracken circuit court George. S. Kimberly ^was^ found guilty of Permitting gameing in his House in the Town of Foster Bracken County and fined Two Hundred Dollars

We the citizens of Foster and vicinity would respectfully State that we have known Mr Kimberly for several years, ever since his residence amongst us and believe there is no man who stands higher among his Neighbors and acquaintances for Integrity Industry and good citizenship. and we believe the House where the gameing occured, although owned by him, was under the controlof and in the occupation "of a man by the name of McGill. They State that the Proof before the Jury was conflicting upon this point and we believe satisfactory (or at least ought mighthave have been so) that he was not at the time the offense was committed the occupant or had the control of the House They know he could have adduced proof from among his Neighbors an abundance of Proof to have established his inocence but his inexperience was the cause of his not having been more fully prepared

Mr Kimberly is a poor man and a Mechanic who has we take pleasure in saying always borne a good moral and exemplary character

We are fully aware of our deep interest in the ^preservation^ of the Morals of the community where welive and in view of that fact believing Sincerely without a doubt that Kimberly is innocent, we respectfully but earnestly ask your intervention in his behalf we believe it sincerely eminently a case demanding Executive Clemency we have too lively an Interest in the

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welfare and morals of our children to interpose in favor of any man whose guilt of Such a charge was ever doubtful

All of which we respectfully submit

Sept 8th 1863

Jonah Redman Gary Marshall S. F. Taylor Valentine Metzger R. F Watson G. W. Lake J. B. Pribble Samuel Colvill Wm. F. Nickoson J. H. H. Reed (Town Council) J. F. Thomas Robert. Barnes H. Bareke Geo. T. Schoolfield Jr Thomas J. Norris J. B. Gillaspi N. D. Shane James. L. McCormick G. W. Yelton G. T. Schoolfield sen Wm Norris Peter. Demoss Corriner B. C. J. W. Montgomery John A Hany J. C. McCane Henry Taylor M. S. Worthington S. W. Marshall J. M. Moor S Lemming J. H. Carnes Wm Fisher Wm Pettit P. H. Clayton J. P. S. B. C J. B. Clarke E. W. T. Watson George. Hill Charles Jacobs Wm H. Prather J. P. B. C C. T. Heavering S. A. Nelson Theodore Moore Theodore Thomas Samuel Pribble H. W. Agrue J. W.. Hannah David Smith James Henderson Wm Scott A. W. Schoolfield (Town Council) L. J. Waters Ashal. D. Neal H. J. Carnes A. L. Dean E. Roberts Levi. T. Dix Wm Smith G. G. Watson (Police Judge Foster B.C)

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Wm Pugh H. S. Mefford Wm Hannah J. H. W. DeMoss Constable B. C. A H Hannah Samuel Kimble F J Wallace Samuel Wilson Edwin Redmond David Flagher James Campbell

Duplicate J. W. Kendall J. P. B. C. John B Schoolfild John.. McGrain Patrick Callens L. M. Summers Dr W. B. McCormick D.. McMath Jas W Mefford Robert Neal Town Council W R Waters George W Speed Wm Garvy J. A. Taylor

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Gov Bramlette

I know most of the ncitizens whose signatures appear on the inclosed petition I believe them correct & worthy men

Respectfully F. L. Clevland

Bracken Cir Ct vs G. S. Kimberly

Remit

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