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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-0001-004-1533 BR12-372 to BR12-373

Marion County, Kentucky Marion County, Kentucky 1865-05-13 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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June Term 1865 Commonwealth of Kentucky against G W Graves Marion Circuit Court Suffering Gaming

To His Excellency Gov Thos. E. Bramlett

The undersigned respectfully represents that he was at the June Term of the Marion Circuit Court tried and convicted of Suffering gaming upon his premises by permitting persons to play on a Pigeon Hole Table, and find the sum of $200 -- Now he says said fine in his humble opinion is excessive under the circumstances proven -- It was proven that he prohibited gambling on the said Table and stoped the game whenever betting was proposed

That games were played on the table for who should pay for the treat such as whiskey cigars &c and upon this evidence his was convicted as aforesaid -- andHe had no idea that he was violating any law, nor no intention to do so -- and -- now asks your excellency to remit said fine beleivig that costs & expenses he will have to pay heavier punishment than the offense merits

Geo. W. Graves

Sworn to before me by G W Graves this 13th May 1865

N. T. Berry Examiner. M. C.

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The undersigned join in petitioning a remission of the fine herein before mentioned

B, Spalding D Spalding Ben Spalding Jr J M Cardwell James M. Fogle B O Neel as one of the jury Francis Abell -- one of the Jury James Elder one of the Jury Uriah Glazebrook one of the Jury

The foregoing has been signed by all of the jury to whom the same has been presented, and I concur in the statements made by Graves as to the substance of the evidence against him

Andy Barnett

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Marion Cir Ct vs G W Graves

Comlth vs Graves Pet for Remit Marion Circuit

$200, 25 Oct 1865

Sent for fee 298 JunyJuly