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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-0001-004-1384 BR12-149 to BR12-150

Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky 1864-12-17 Petition 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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James town Ky December the 17th 1864 Your Excellency Gov Thomas E Bramlette

Sir at the last term of the Russell Circuit Court there was a fine assessed against Frederick Conn under an indictment for tipling amounting to the sum of Sixty dollars in cludeing an atto fee of $18 -- which fine the said Conn is unable to pay and there is a writ in the hands of the sheriff of said county requireing the arrest and imprisonment of the said Conn If he does not replevy or pay off the Judgment aforesaid We the undersigned citizens and friends to humanity respectfully represent to your honor that the said Conn has abandoned the profession of tipling and is an honest up right gentlemen whos object is not to violate the laws of the land -- but necessity prompted him to deal in liquers at a time when the laws seemd to be entirely suspended in consequence of the war the said Conn has a large family to support and is not able to laber he has been afflicted and diseased for years the most of the time not expected to live but a short time he is unable to pay the said fine or any part of it to do his destitute family Justice and further If the said Execution is enforced and the said Conn is imprisoned he cannot live agreate while oweing to his feeble health We therefore ask you to remit that portion due the commonwealth as the imprisonment of said Conn would in a short time send him to his grave

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and We will vouch for the said con that this will be the last time We will ask your interposition in his be half ^in regard to tipling^ We are prompted by principals of humanity and nothing els and ask your favor through no other motive

J. A. Williams G W Eubank F. B Twidwell James McKiney James Canedy Isaac Rodgers Theo Jones A J Scott John Crisp Squire Popplewell Hugh Jesse wauldgeng Henry C George Benjamin Ballenge David george Jessey Wooldrdge Bryan S. McClure Green Moon William Warriner Green A Eastham Ira Flanagan G. P. Satterfield Hecter O McKinly J B Johnson I J G Shull H H H Nelson James Newman Davis Chamberlain Joseph Pierce William Choat Wm Lucas Joel B Hill A, P, Simpson Abner Jones James Bell Hector o Bolin Achilles Nelson Edmund Cook Jr R, S, Severidg Samiel Mcfarland Abner Pierce Caleb Morrison B P Polston Esculapius Jones Jackson Moles Samiel Jeffries Charles Mckinly William. R. Terry James Brummett Jasper Dunbar Jo E, Hays William Jones George Gabbart A B Walker M. Chamberlain F. M Wooldrige Henry Trimble William Wade H Merrifield

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Russell Cir Ct vs F, Conn $60. Remitted 23d Dec/64

Remit

Jamestown Dec 20 Gov Thos E Bramlette Frankfort Kentucky