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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-0001-004-1662 BR13-134

Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky 1865-05-27 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Somerset Ky May 27th 1865 To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

At the March term of the Pulaski circuit Court 1865. H. J. Pierce was Indicted for Keeping a Tipling house for three months in the county of Pulaski. and hearing of the Indictment. he came to town during court. to see about it. he denied the charge and said it was a malicious thing. but some of his friends pursuaded him to compromise the matter with the commonwealths attorney which he did and Judgment was rendered against him for one hundred dollars. now therefore he prays with the under signed Petitioners that he being a poor man with a large family and having about one year ago had his house and all his house hold goods destroyed by fire. would earnestly insist and ask your Honor to remit said fine

J. E. Cosson R. F. Beatie J. R. Richardson A. T. Curd

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Pulaski Cir Ct vs H. J. Peirce $100, Remitted 12 June/65

In consideration of his losses by fire &c the fine is remitted