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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-0001-004-1197 BR11-342

1864-09-14 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 the Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned would respectfully represent that at the November term 1863 of the Washington Circuit Court William Chambers was indicted for keeping a "Faro Bank" and at the May term of said Court thereafter said Chambers by consent of the attorney for the Commonwealth confessed judgment which was accordingly rendered for Five hundred dollars upon which fi.fa. has issued and is now in the hands of the Sheriff of Mercer County Kentucky

They would suggest that said Chambers is a man of family of limited means and that his case is one peculiarly calling for your Excellenc'y s clemency. We would therefore petition that you remit the fine and in duty bound &c.

Septr 14th 1864

L R Thurman J. P. Barbour C, P, Putney R S Peters -- Joshua F Bell

I am satisfied that it woud be right to remit this fine

J F B 18 Sept 1864

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Washington Cir Ct vs Wm Chambers $500 Remited & Offence Pardoned 21st Sept/64

(Remit)

11 25 3 50 3 17: 75

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