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 November 12, 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-0001-004-1276 BR11-463

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1864-10-29 Petition 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 Octo 29. 1864 -- To His excellency Thos. E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky,

Your Petitioner. R. S. Crumpton would respectfully represent that at the September Term 1864 of the Kenton Circuit Court, a Judgment was rendered against him for a fine of $5000 for carrying concealed weapons The circumstances of the case are about as follows. One evening in the month of December last about christmas night, your Petitioner was staying all night with a friend Mr. Gedge in this City, and had his Revolver with him. it being customary with all boys during the holydays to carry a Pistol for the purpose of sport in such times, and on returning that evening your Petitioner laid the Pistol out on the Mantle. and it was seen by Gedge, and said Gedge when interrogated upon oath by the Grand Jury, whether he -- Knew: of any one carrying concealed weapons was in honor bound of course to state the facts. Your Petitioner did not carry the said Pistol for any malicious or illegal purpose but merely for sport as aforesaid, Upon the calling of the case for trial your Petitioner came into court and

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confessed Judgment for the amount of the fine $50 -- Your Petitioner is quite a young man and can give any reference in regard to good morals, which your Excellency can wish. Your Petitioner asks that in view of the circumstances in his case that the fine be remitted & he will ever pray &c

R. S. Crumpton

The undersigned Citizens of Covington Ky would cheerfully bear testimony to the truthfulness and good morals of R S Crumptonm and unite with him in the prayer of his petition

B W Foley Clk Circuit Court A C Ellis DC J. C, Gedge Wm, H, Gedge Manager K C R R Q A Keith Jr KCRR John B Casey M J Dudley John S. Nixon Levi F. Daugherty J. W. Stevenson

Kenton Cir Ct vs R S. Crumpton $50, Remitted 6th Dec/64