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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-0001-004-1182 BR11-317

Pulaski County, Kentucky Pulaski County, Kentucky 1864-09-29 Petition 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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To His Excellency. Thos. E. Bramlette. Govenor of Kentucky.

Your Petitioner Wm McQuarry a citizen of Pulaski County, had a judgment rendered against him at Sept Term 1864 of the Pulaski Circuit Court for $250. for keeping a Ga permitting gaming in his house -- He states that there were cards played in his house, not for money; but for some liquor to drink -- He states that only at one time was any card playing done in his house, and he was ignorant of the law, thinking that money had to be bet before he was liable under the Law to a fine -- He states that he is a poor man and not able to pay the fine, and ask the interposition of your Excellency to remit the same -- Sept 29. /64 --

William McQuarry

Sworn to by W McQuarry before me this 29 Sept 1864 -- J E Cosson clk By Wm, F, Goggins DC

We agree to the statements of the petition, and ask the Govenor to remit Mr. McQuarry fine --

I concur B Bell Cyrus Clark Josiah Claunoh Wm MCKee Fox Wm, F, Goggin

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I think it would be right to grant the prayer of the within Petition and repsectfully ask his Excy Govenor of Ky to do so.

Fon T Fox E L VanWinkle C B Bacheller