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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-0001-004-1661 BR13-133

Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky 1865-04-08 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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Somerset Kentucky April 8th 1865 To His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette Gov. of. Kentucky

Your petitioner Hiram Peirce states and would represent to your Excellency. that -- he confessed judgment at the present term of the Court for $100.00 for a misdemeanor That he has a considerable family and is greatly behind hand on account of the troubles of the times and having had his house in which he lived burned and much of his furniture destroyed. That while in legal contemplation he might have been found guilty yet he never intended to violate the laws of the land. or act improperly and that he has always endeavored to comply with ^the^ laws of the country -- He requests your excellency to remit the fine in this instance and as he hopes you will regard it a fit subject for Executive Clemency

H J Pierce

Sworn to before Hiram Peirce April 8th 1865

J E Cosson Clk

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We concur in the statements of the petitioner and ask Your Excellency to remit the fine in this case

J. E Cosson Fon T Fox Lewis Patteson J W Hail R F Beatie C B Bachellor

Pulaski Cir Ct vs H J. Peirce $100 -- Remitted 2d June/65