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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-0001-004-1512 BR12-345

Rockcastle County, Kentucky Rockcastle County, Kentucky 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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State of Kentucky Rockcastle county To his Excellency Tho E Bramlett Govr of Kentucky

Your petitioner John Bucher would most respectfully represent to your honour -- That at Feby Term of the Rockcastle Circuit court for Feby 1864 there were two Judgts obtained aganst him, on the charge of gaming & the for retailing for $20, cash, I was absent at the of trial being at time engaged as Waggon Master at the time and was on my way to Cumberland-Gap,

I send this by our mutial friend Brooks and would be very much obliged to you, if you remit the fines aforesaid

I remain yours truly John Bucher

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Rockcastle Cir Ct vs John Butcher $20. each 28th Feby/65

Remit