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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-0001-004-1275 BR11-461 to BR11-462

Mason County, Kentucky Mason County, Kentucky 1864-10-04 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 Govr. Bramlette --

The undersigned Charles Laudenberger a citizen of Dover Mason County would respectfully represent to your Excellency, that he is a poor young man a foreigner by birth, just married, a blacksmith by trade, & settled in Dover & for the purpose of making a living he went to work at his trade, and his wife obtained from the town of Dover authority to sell beer. He states that some young gentlemen in Dover contrary to his consent and against his wishes played cards in the house where his wife sold beer. He endeavored to prevent them, but in his absence at his blacksmith shop, about 50 yards distant, these young men would engage in playing cards. He learns from his wife that she refused permission to the young men to play, but they would play in spite of her, bringing cards with them He trusts that in view of the circumstances, & his inability to pay the fine of $200 which has just been inflicted upon him, at the October term of the Mason Circuit Court, that your Excellency will be pleased to remit so ^much^ of said fine as the constitution allows you.

State of Kentucky -- Mason County.

Charles Laudenberger says that the statements made in the foregoing petition are true.

Charles Ladenburger

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Sworn to before me by Charles Laudenberger this 4th day of October 1864.

Jno. M Duke Jr. c m. ct. ct.

We the undersigned jury who tried the indictment against Charles Laudenberger mentioned in his petition, state that we learned from the testimony that he is a very industrious, hardworking, sober, honest good citizen; but from the facts developed in the testimony against him by those who played in his house, we under the law were bound to find him guilty, and fixed the penalty at the lowest sum. We think his case is entitled to executive clemency.

david Hunter James H. Mienach Jas W, McCarthy John Pelham O S Mitchell Wm Robinson G W Mater Benjamin Thompson Nathan Poe William White Wm F Calvert

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We the undersigned citizens of Dover Ky know Charles Laudenberger, and state that he is an honest, industrious hardworking good citizen, and unable to pay the fine of $200 imposed upon him for allowing gaming in his house as stated in his petition

L Tabb

It was proven before the Jury that the petitioner was a poor man, and that he was an industrious and good citizen, I think his is a case that demands the interposition of the Executive

Geo M Thomas atto for the Comth

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Mason Cir Ct vs Chas Laudenberger $200, Remit 7th Dec/64