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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-0001-004-1677 BR13-156 to BR13-157

Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky 1865-04-19 Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Catlettsburg Ky April 19th 1865, To his Excellency Thomas E,, Bramlett Governer of Ky.

Your Petitioner John Mann says at the present term of this (the Boyd circuit court) he was tried in an indictment for an assault and Batery upen a man by the name of Thomas, He further says he proved upon the trial by two Witnesses that when he struck Thomas sd Thomas was advancing upon him in a violent and thretening manner with an open knife, that your Petitioner told him to stop and not advance on him, but still he continued to advance your Pitetioner gave back as often as twice when in his one and necessary defense he did strike Thomas with a bottle not useing more force than was necessary; for his own defense -- he says the Jury in this evidence fined your affiant $40,,00 and cost, he says the above fact are true that he is a poor man and a day labourer for his suport he prays your excellency to remit said fine

John Mann

Sworn to before me by John Mann this 19th April 1865

G. R. Burgess J. P. B. C.

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Dear Governor

We the undersigned have examined the foregoing Petition and heard the proof in the cause therin referred to and know the same is n correctly stated and hope your Excellency will remit said fine as we think it a hardship for Mr Mann to have the fine to pay

Owen Hall Ira Gillem D. D. Sublett John Eastham W. O. Hampton clk John M. Burns Geo E Roe J W. Mead Samuel Claire John H McKee James M Rice M. C. W. Soward

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Boyd Cir Ct vs John Mann To } Petition for Remission of fine Governer

$40 -- Remitted 13th May/65

Remit