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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-0001-004-1163 BR11-284 to BR11-285

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To His Excellency Tho E Bramlette Governor of the State of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Thomas Sanders States that at the May Term 1864 of the Owen Circuit Court The Commonwealth of Kentucky obtained Judgment against him for the finesum of $200 00 fine for permitting gaming on his premises occupied by him in said County

Your petitioner states that he is a very poor man and has a large family entirely dependent on his daily labor for a support: that it will be impossible for him to raise the money to pay said fine and if arrested and imprisoned his family must suffer for food and raiment.

He therefore prays your Excellency to remit said fine and he will ever pray &c August 13th 1864

Thomas Sanders

The Undersigned state that they are well acquainted with the petitioner Thomas Sanders and Concur in the Statements of his petition above: they believe his case is one especially deserving of the exercise of Executive Clemency

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W, H, Sandford Ck Owen. Cir. Ct W. B. Roberts: Geo. S. Low T. W. Steiner Geo. C. Robert W. Seal W B Vallandingham Jas M Brown S. O. C. Ben F. Sidebottom Laurance Sandford James Haydon Deputy Sheriff

Gov. I know the above signers of this peittion. Know them to be gentlemen of undoubted varasity -- I hope the porr man may be released

truly your S B English

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Owen Cir. Ct vs Thomas Sanders Remission Entered delivr. Oct 19th 64 EDA Remit