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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-0001-004-1237 BR11-402 to BR11-403

Burksville, Cumberland County, Kentucky Burksville, Cumberland County, Kentucky 1864-09-10 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Burksville October 9th 64 To his Excellency T. E. Bramlett Governor of Ky -- Dear sir

At the June Term or at a called special Term of the Metcalf circuit court held the last week in May 1864 there was a Judgment rendered against William Mann, of said County for retailing spiritous liquors. ($20.00 The accused acknowledged his guilt in open court. and seemed to be verry penitent. and pledged me his word that he would not sin in that way anymore, he is verry old and almost Blind his wife is also verry old and infirm they have but a small pittance to live upon and under all the circumstances. I think his case merits the interposition of your Executive clemency. I told him if he would pay the cost of the prosecution and agree. not to sell any more whisky I would write to you and get you to remit his fine pleas let him off,

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At the october Term 1864 of the Monroe Circuit Court There was 3

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Judgments rendered against one Melvina E. Keys. for $20, Each making $60.00 the said Melvina E. having been Indicted in 3 cases for the small offense of Adultery, the said Judgments was rendered by Default. the said Melvina failing to appear and plead to the indictment, as a modest woman would do, One Samuel Thomas the man who committed or was engaged, in the act of adultery with the said Melvina was also engaged Indicted in three cases, and Judgment obtained against him in said 3 cases for $20 00 Each he the said Thomas pleading Guilty in all three of the cases, and immediately upon the rendition of said Judgments said Thomas came forward and Duplicated the convoy, by paying the full amount thereof including the cost. also upon the rendition of the Judgments vs said Melvina said Thomas came forward in a private and modest and penitent manner and paid me my part of said Judgments and paid the clerk & sheriff their cost. and asked me if I pleased to write to you to remit the fine against the said Melvina, he says he over persuaded her to go into the said act of Adultery, and therefore doesnot feel in his concience like it would be write to let her go to Jail and he also feels like in his Pocket he had already paid pretty dear for whistling only

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three times, and I must confess it looks a little that way to me, he says if you will let her off he will go home and sin no more Wherefore he prays your Excellency to remit said fines. and further this deponent sayeth not if you conclude to grant the pardens herein prayed for enclose them to me

Very Truly Yours &c J, H, C Sundidge

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Metcalfe Cir Ct vs Wm Mann Tipling $20. Monroe Cir Ct vs Melvina E Keys 3 cases Adultery $20, each all remitted 12th Oct/64