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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-0001-004-1561 BR12-411 and BR12-411A

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky 1865-03-09 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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Lexington March 9th 1865 To His excellency Gov Thos. E Bramlette

Your Petitioner Henry Kearns desires to present to your excellency that on the 25th of June 1863 he was electionerring for for Thos E Bramlette & while so engaged was caled a damned abolitionest & a damned liar by a man named Jas Shannon, said Shannon said he could & would whip your petitioner, whereupon your petitioner struck him & gave him a good thrashing, for which I was fined by Judge Goodloe of the city court of Lexington $60 & cost, your petioner petitioner states that he has paid the cost but feels unable to pay the fine & asks that your excellency remit the said fine, for the reason that your petitioner feels that in doing as he did, he only did what any other citizen would have done under similar circumstances, that is being insulted on acct of his Political Preferences, & for your excellency & as in duty bound your petitioner will ever pray

Henry Kearns

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Notary Public in & for the county of Fayette state of Ky, Henry Kernes & after being duly sworn states that the facts set forth in this Petition to His excellency Gov Bramlete are true in all respts

J K Edwards Notary Public Fayette co

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Lexington City Ct vs Henry Kearns $60. Remitted 15th Mch/65