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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-0001-004-1511 BR12-343 to BR12-344

Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky 1865-02-20 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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Bedford Trimble Co Kentucky Feby 20th 1865 To his Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,

Your Petitioner Robert O. Whitaker a citizen of Trimble County Kentucky, would respectfully represent that at the October term of the Trimble circuit court 1863 he was fined the Sum of Twenty Dollars for pitching Dollars, for which he was not aware that it was a fineable offence

He with other boys were only amusing themselves and Sometimes the one who got beat would have to treat, He therefour prays your honor to remit Said fine as he is a poor man and unable to do more these war times than support his family.

Robt O. Whitaker

We the undersigned citizens and neighbors of Mr Whitaker respectfully request the Governor to grant the prayer of the above petitioner

Silas Gatewood R. Bell Alex. Cook F. E. Skidmore W, P, Maddox J H McCarty Russel Colbert F, L, Skidmore

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W. F. Peak Jas,, B,, Cook J D Thompson D. S. Lane John. W, Stewart W. H. Hunt Thomas Jones E M Garriott A. J. Wright G W Perkinson N, B, Wright D R Lane S. A. Staples F. Hutcherson Jno T. Bryan

Trimble Cir Ct vs R. O Whitaker $20 -- 24th Feby/65

Remit