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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-0001-004-1024 BR[11]-81

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To His Excellency Governor Thos. E. Bramlett

The undersigned Petitioners would respectfully represent to Your Excellency that One Michael Hughes of the County of Gallatin was at the March Term 1864 of the Circuit Court of Said County indicted for Suffering gameing on His premises which gameing was done under the following Circumstances ^to wit^ Some of His neighbors desired to amuse themselves with a game of Cards at His house Hughes Consented & they played a game or two for whisky makeing Hughes believe there was no harm in betting whiskey on the game, but the Law only prohibited betting Money, Hughes being totally ignorant of the Law Consented, & thus Committed the offense, He Confessed his guilt & his fine was assessed at $200 -- the lowest amount fixed by Law, He has paid all cost & the Com" Atto fee, but being a verry poor Man, is not able to pay the ballance of this fine -- We therefore Petition Your Excellency to remit the ballance of Said fine as an act of Justice and Mercy & we will ever pray &, &,

Grand Jurors to wit Johnston Frank forman R. M. Howlett R. S. Waters M. V. Cayton C. Cayton E Sutton Orlow Steele Ag Hughs Silas Dibble James Miller

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R. R. Ruskin A Gookens Andrew Hobbs Alexander James G. H. Gibson R Grubbs Jasper Runals Charles Rider John Smith H Smith Conrad Densler J B larence W. W. Edwards S. J. Goins A, Gibson B C Spencer James W Dean Walter Brown James H Jackson W R Jackson Thomas Ritchey R. L. Ireland, clk G. C. C.

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Gallatin Cir Ct vs M. Hughes $200 Gaming Remit $100 --

12th July/64