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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-0001-004-1584 BR13-16 to BR13-17

Fayette County, Kentucky Fayette County, Kentucky 1865-03-03 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": 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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To His Excellency gov. Bramlett

J. K. Edwards, says that at the present term of the Fayette Circuit court he was indicted for dealing Faro & has confessed Judgment. The facts are these. He was present in a room where Faro had been dealt, in the room of Mr. White, He simply took up the cards & for amusement dealt a few hands at five cents. There was not two Dollars bet won or lost. He says that he never before or after dealt faro & realy knows nothing about it & is not & never was & never will be a faro dealer. He is not addicted to such practices & wais not & never was a gambler in any way -- He asks as Justice & mercy to be released from this unfortunate scrape on his part innocently entered into.

J K Edwards

Remit

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From the statements of Col Edwards, & from those of others also in whom I confide, I am satisfied his statements within are true. That being the case I feell that his case entitles him to relief. This is the general opinion & desire.

Jno B. Huston

I have had nothing to do with these gaming cases as Lawyer or otherwise --

J. B. H

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Fayette Cir Ct vs J K Edwards $500 Remitted 4th Mch 1865

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State of Kentucky Fayette County Sct

personally appeared before Me a Justice of the Peace for the County & State aforesaid the Affiant Wm F White and states that he was present sometime in the month of December 1864, in a room in Lexington at which time J K Edwards. was dealing cards from a faro Box. and at the same time were one or two persons putting down or betting Checks of the value of five cents not more I am Certain that there was not five Dollars win or lost and on the Part of Edwards' done merely for passtime as he Edwards. is no faro dealer. the apperatus not his but some other Persons. March 3rd 1865

W F White

Subscribed on Sworn before Me this 3rd Day of March 1865

Jos B Cooper J P For Fayette Co Ky