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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-0001-004-1033 BR[11]-92

Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky 1864-07-08 Correspondence 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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At the last term of the Ohio Circuit Court, Six judgments were obtained in favor of the Comlth. against a man by the name of Jonathan Railey -- One for $150 -- two for $100 each -- and three for $25 each --

I have agreed to take of Mr Railey less than what the law allows to me of these judgments -- He has paid me some money (which he says was loaned to him by his Father, and which I believe to be true) and the balance he has secrued by note with his Father as his surety --

The Sheriff (his neighbor) informs me that he has a large family, and that he is a very poor man, and this, I believe, to be true --

Since I have been Comlth's Atty., I have not prepared a Petition to his Excellency asking that any one should be released of a fine, because, I have doubted the propriety -- I have signed, it is true, One or two Petitions, asking that fines should be remitted, but the judgments

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for these were obtained before I became Comlth's Atty. -- And this I intend, merely as a statement of facts, & made at the request of Railey -- And because, he seems not very well able to employ any one to prepare him a Petition --

John Chapeze Hartford Ky. July 8th '64

At the last term of this Court three judgments were obtained against James W. Daniel -- One for $150 -- and two for $75 each --

And what I have said of Railey would also apply to him --

Jno. Chapeze

Ohio Cir Ct

Remit one half the fine in each case

Tho E Bramlette

vs Jas W Daniel 3 judgts & J. Railey 6 judgts 8th Aug/64