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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-0001-004-1510 BR12-341 to BR12-342

Boone County, Kentucky Boone County, Kentucky 1865-02-07 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 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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Boone County Ky Sct -- To His Excy Gov'r Bramlette

Your petitioner Huber respectfully represents to your Ex'cy that at the Sept -- (1864) term of the Boone Circuit Court he was found guilty for an indictment for suffering gameing on his premises and fined the sum of two hundred dollars:

Your petitioner says he is an old and very poor man, a foreigner by birth, and quite ignorant of the law of this country: and that he is a baker and keeps a little Bakery in Petersberg Boone Co: Ky -- and that to increase his profile, he added some cigars, candies &c to his business of Baking and that several of his customers came in to his house, on several occasions and sat down to play cards, for treats &c, no money at any time haveing been bet; Your petitioner forbid them playing in his house, but on their representation, and assura- that they were playing for nothing except such games were not permitted them so this gameing, and none other that your petitioner was fined: Your petitioner says he has a family entirely dependant on his exertions for support, and that he is unable to pay said fine of $200 00/100 without reducing them

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to almost absolute want; Wherefore in view of the premises: He humbly prays your Excellency to remit said fine or so much thereof as to you shall seem just; and he will ever pray and in duty bound &c

before me this 7th day of Feb 1865 by the petitione

J, H, Snyder. J. P. B. C.

Your petitioners whose names are, hereunto subscribed, respectfully recommend that the prayer of the Petitioner Huber be granted, and that his fine be for ever remitted, as we believe the case is one, from our knoledge and acquaintance with the man requiring the exercise of executive clemency respectfully your obedient servants

Names J, H, Snyder S, M, Winston W. W. Smith N, McNeely John E Calvert Aaron Lyon S G Botts F, M, Carson James, A, Botts Wm Clove N. Green Names Barnard Flood Perry McNeely Geo Comer Wm. H. Nelson Jas T. Grant James Talen Edward Smith Fidelius H Snelling Peter Wm Snelling A Britenbuss T T Smith Adam hoffman

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J. N. Green P. G. Fisher Juror} John Norris John D Norris R, J, Rice Alexander Gressner Robt -- Nixon R Hardesty Geo. H. Lyon S. Allen J, C. Jenkins F Francis O.. N,, Alloway J. T. Alloway Wm Hoffman M. R. McNeely Henry Terrill Calvin Wingate J, Hoffman O T Porter L G Gaines J. H Carson Richard Parker Peter Deck John. W. Berkshire Isaac H Minethy Daniel McKenzie J C Stephens Peter Keim Alfred Rucker } Juror H, J, Sullivan Peter Joseph Schwartz L W T Lodge N Rogers Ch: O. Alden, Wm J Howard H. J. Hoffman Jacob Stein Thomas Mahan John,, Wiendel John Carson John Adam Thos W Cox Geo, W, Terrill M.. Geof Carz W. L. Graves -- Josa vinson S. S. McWethy L. A, Loder George Giblon D. B. Tilley.

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Boone Cir Ct vs F. Huber $200, 22d Feby/65

Remit

sent for fee. 17th Feby/65