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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-0001-004-1268 BR11-451

Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky 1864-10-25 Petition English 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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Jamestown Ky October 25th 1864 Your Excellency Gov Thos E Bramlette Dear sir

on yesterday George. W. Brooks of Russell County Ky confessed a Judgement in the Russell Circuit Court under an indictment for Trespass for the sum of $25 dollars including an attos fee of $5 -- desiring not be troubled further with it in the way of making defense and We the undersigned citizens of said County would most Respectfully represent to your Excellency that the said George W Brooks has lost considerably by the armeys both Union men and Rebels which has reduced his condition to poverty & almost ruin he haveing a large family to mantain and take care of. He is a peaceable quiet man and as We believe not guilty of the trespass afore said which was alledged to have been committed on the day of 1861 We hope that you will extend to him your generally known magnamnity that prompts you to use your master efforts to relieve our citizens from their very and numerous ^Injuries^ distresses Therefore We desire you to & think you ought to remit that portion of said Judgment that you are authorized to do by the Laws of the state of Ky

George W Brooks states that the facts set forth in the foregoing Petition are true

G. W. Brooks

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25d of October 1864

George Bryan Exam RC

I respectfuly solicit the Governor of Kentucky to remit the fine imposed on the Petitioner above mentioned

Fon T Fox

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I respectfully join in the within Petition & prayer for a remission of the fine but know nothing of the facts

Jamestown Ky

T T Alexander

Oct 22nd 1864

My Dear Aunt

With pleasure do I tonight seat myself to address you -- I am well and doing very well

I am of the opinion that the within fine ought to be remitted

J. A. Williams co atto Jarvis Dunbar jr J E Hays John Q Boone W. T. Jackman S.R.C. T. C. Winfrey S P Collins A. P. Simpson

Russell Cir Ct vs Geo. W Brooks $25 -- Remit -- 8th Nov/64