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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-0001-004-1439 BR12-239

1859-10-24 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= Magoffin.

Your Petitioners would most respectfully submit recommend to your Excellency's clemency H. W. Hieronymous against whom a charge judgment was rendered this date, under a charge of Dealing Faro, -- the case having been brought by the City of Lexington and judgment entered for $50000 From the peculiar circumstances of the case we ask your Excellency to remit the above fine or so much of it as is in your power

October 24th 1859 --

J G Chiles G. L. Postlethwaite Oliver P. Beard George R Harrison. J. W. Berkely D. C. Wickliffe James a Grinstead B F Grave R Pindell C. Wheatley Jas B Beck C Kenser

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Lexington City Court Respite for 12 Months B. Magoffin $500 } Faro H. W. Hieronymus IssdOct 26 1859

Respite 6 Mos B. M. IssdNov 14. 1860

Remit 20th Jany/65