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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-0001-004-1295 BR11-485

1864-10-27 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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To his Excellency Gov Bramlett

Your petitioner states that he was at the Oct term of this court for Grant Circuit Court for 1864 fined Fifty -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- dollars for gambling That he made no defence and did not intend to make any but that his attorney contrary to his instruction put in a plea of not guilty That petitioner had no witness and the Jury found him guilty and assessed his fine as afsd.

That others who played in the same game were only fined $20 that your petitioner is a poor man has a family That he is an honest hard working man and the payment of thise fine will be an extreme hardship upon him He therefore prays Your Excellency to remit so much of the fine as you have the power to remit and by so doing you will relieve your petitioner of a hardship and enable him the more easily to supply his family with the ordinary comforts of life.

C J ^his X mark^ Lichurst Oct 27th 1864 attest J M. Collins

The undersigned represent that the statements contained in the above petition are true

J. J. Landram O. D. McNamara J, M, Collins J, M, Collins Squire Lucas

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Remit W Wm oldham Jediah ashcraft Jas F McHain Wm douglas J. W. Hutchison B S Franks E Boyers T J Gouge W Arniss J. T. Chrisman J. S. Oldham Wm Franks W H Ritchey 1st Lt m Benj A. Northcutt F. M Sechrist Robt yancey J. C. Thos J E Smith Juror Thomas J. Dickerson B. Stewart B Wilson

Grant Cir Ct vs C. L. Lichurst $50 Gaming Remit 19th Nov/64