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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-0001-004-1206 BR11-353

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1864-09-26 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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Covington Ky 26th Sept 1864 Mr. Gov. Bramlett, Dear Sir

I have to trouble you owing to ignorance on my part, I am in the pedling Business & took out License from governmen^t^ and was told that was all Sufficent, I was in Williamstown Grant Co. Ky 3 times I showed my -- License to, Mr. Rankin ^Atto^ he said it was all rite -- I knew nothing better untill the 3d time I was there Some man reperted me & they fined me 50$ -- I had not the money &, a stranger friend went on my bond which I will have to pay next court -- on 1st Nov. I have been in the army & lost my health & have a family of 10 to support, it is all I can do, I have done a large business, but failed in 1856, & have been unable to get on my ^feet^ ever Since if you will have my fine Cancelled you will confer a lasting favour, which will ever be remembered by me it was Some blood Suckers that had me fined, in order to make a fiew dollars out of me, the Esqr said you could cancel the fine & no one else, if you ^think^ me worthy of notice please attend to it & Direct to me in Care of James Reed Drovers inn Covington Ky, & ^or write^ to Sheriff of grant Co. Williamstown Ky

Truly Yours J. H. Secrist

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Grant Cir Ct vs J. E. Secrist $50. Remitted 4th Oct/64.