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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-0001-004-1001 BR11-48

Union County, Kentucky Union County, Kentucky 1864-06-09 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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His Excellency Gov. Tho E. Bramlett

Your petitioner would respectfully State his case as follows.

That his term of service as clerk of the circuit court of Union County expired in September 1856. That at the October term of said court same year. He reported to the Union Circuit Court that he had on hand. $154. public money., after deducting $7.70 commission. left remaining $146.30. that this petitioner had two claims allowed by said court. one of. $55.00 the other $35.50 making the sum of. $90.50. -- leaving a balance due the Commonwealth of Sixty three dollars. and fifty cents -- That so soon as the clerk could make out said claims. he forwarded them with the balance in money ^save the postage 45 cents^ to Tho. S. Page then Auditor of Public accounts. as he had done for thirty years before -- Nevertheless he was motioned in the Franklin Circuit Court and Judgment had against him for $90.85. only being credited by the $55.00 paid the Trustee of the Jury found execution issued for that sum credited by the last order $35 50. as paid in January 1864. Your Petitioner has paid off said Execution except the interest thereon. & and the Damages. about $18. -- He states that he did believe that the amount was fully settled until otherwise informed by Mr Green former Audr He prays that your Excelleny will for the reasons above stated remit the Interest on said execution. and the Damages. the balance having been inclosed once, and since paid.

James. R Hughes.

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Kentucky Union County

Sworn to before me by James R Hughes this 9th day of June 1864

Sam C Hughes Presiding Judge Union Co

Union Franklin Cir Ct vs Jas R Hughes Clerk Union Cir Court, Damages 29th July/64

Remit damages

Damages $18 -- 17