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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-0001-004-1051 BR[11]-121 to BR[11]-122

Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky 1864-07-17 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Bowling Green Ky July 17th/64 Messrs Jno M. & Jas. Harlan --

Dear old friends -- On the foregoing leaf -- please find at petition of Jas. P. Whitlow for remission or respite of fine, Whitlow is an humble poor man -- and the coercion of the fine at the present at least -- would take bread & meat out of his children's mouths, He has always been called a loyal man -- and I am satisfied the Country has sustained no loss by the act charged against him

By presenting the petition to the petition to the Gov -- you will much oblige an old schoolmate who holds the names of both of you in grateful remembrance

Jas. H. Wilkins

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Warren County Jas P. Whitlow Petition for remission

Refused

James Harlan Jr

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To His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette -- Gov -- State of. Ky --

Whereas. Jas. P. Whitlow, was convicted, some 3 or 4 years since, in the Warren Circuit Court, of an assault and battery Since which time ^Ex^ Gov -- Magoffin respited the fine, (which was $5000) for the period of 12 months, which time has expired, and the Sheriff is now Seeking the collection of said fine from said Whitlow, who is a very poor man, with a wife and three children, entirely dependant on him for a support, by daily labor -- at $1.50 per day -- and whereas there are mitigating circumstances, attending the circumstance, out of which said fine grew -- the In, consideration of the premises, Said Whitlow earnestly asks your Excellency to exercise your pardoning power -- in a remission of said fine -- but at any rate, a further respite upon same --

J C Whitlow L. L Cooke

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We the undersigned citizens of Warren County unite with Jas. P. Whitlow in the foregoing petition --

Names -- L L Clarke J M Tyler S S Potter Shff

I know nothing of the facts in this case but Mr. Potter the Shff. whose Signature preceding mine says the facts of the petition are true, I therefore unite in the petition --

Wm V. Loving Names