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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-0001-004-1235 BR11-399 to BR11-400

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To his Excellency Gov Bramlett

Your petitioner W A Franks says that at the Oct term of the Grant Circuit Court for 1864 he was fined by a Jury of Said Court in the Sum of Five hundred dollars He says the only proof agst him was made by a woman who is well known to be a meddlesome woman amongt the neighbours of the neighbourhood in which she lives That the Jury was not acquainted with the character of the witness He further says that he is a poor man without any property and will not be able to pay the Same at all He represents that he is a hard working man and willing to pay his debt and will certainly pay to the atto for the Commonwealth that part of the fine belonging to him but will be entirely unable to pay the whole of the fine They say he was drafted in the last draft executed in Grant County and had to pay his commutation which entirely exhausted his means -- He therefore prays Your Excellency to remit so much of the fine as you have power to remit and by so doing you will confer a great favour upon your petitioner -- Oct 27th 1864 --

Wm, A, Franks,

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The undersigned say they are acquainted with W A Franks and that they believe the statements in the petition to your Excellency are true Oct 27th 1864 --

I do not know the parties but heard the testimony & think the fine was excessive for the wrong charged

Tho N Lindsey Jarves M Lawrence W H Childers James Lemmon T. B.. Thornhill Squire Lucas Pat Yandry G. W. Nichols T N Simms Liut W. H. Ritchy William oldham A Kendall M. McDaniel R M Dale W. W. Jones James Hutten F. M. Tucker W. G. Conrad John Metcalfe C, G, C John, J, Blackburn W T Cook John Kuhn J, M, Collins P. U. Major Ca Jno, Lewis J, W, Collins P. J. Harrison H Kendall J H Webb John Marksbury S. G. c B. Stewart M. C. G. C. C R Jump c. g. c B. Wilson J, G, C, uriah Bickers Henry Childers Thos. A. Franklin C, G, C, C N. H. Jeffers Clk G C, C B S Franks W. T. Simmons O. D. McNamara W L Rankin J T Brooks J B Remickar Thos Read J. J. Carder S. T. Berkley S. Berkley C D Reed T T Trim J. B. Conrad B. F. Simmon Jno H. Carter O P Hogan J. F. Sheriff I concur with Thomas N. Lindsey I heard the evidence G. W. Craddock

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G. Lemmon John Mitchell R, A Dickerson Thom Fawsett W, C, Tucker M C Day John A Collins B F Day J P G C W. S. Forsyth Edward Lockwood J. S. Callahan S C Sayers G W W G Gosney Jeremiah Poor David Barker N. Barker William P Sechrest Thomas R Sechrest W.M. wurterhason J C Makay W. P. Kuhn Asa Tomlin Gratison Boleson John Boleson James Alexander John Cale Bansson Cale J B Frank S M Dougherty J H Wayland A Beach C Frankes L H Wemire Jas. S. Points William R. Paints Wm Paints Jeremiah Lawson W. S. Dickerson W. J. Penick W. L. Collins G. W Grant L Cason Chapman Cason R L Collins Chas O'Hara W M Finley Thomas Anderson James Anderson Esau. H. Conrad C B Clifton A S Frank ^is the brother of the witness^ B N. Carter James Schutt J. A. Collins R A Dickerson

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Grant Cir Ct vs W. A. Franks To } Petition Gov Bramlet

Remit 31st Oct/64

Send J M Collins atty Crittenden Grant Co Send to J M Collins