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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-0001-004-1678 BR13-158 to BR13-159

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His Excellency Govener Bramlett

Your petitioner the undersigned citizens of Boyd County would respectfully represent that at the April Term 1865 of the Boyd Circuit Court a judgment was rendered against Col John S Zeigleer for permitting gameing in his premises for Two hundred and forty dollars. that the playing was done in the back room of his store house by his customers for oysters and other edibles and drinks no money was bet upon the Games, and it was in a room with the doors closed the said Zeigler we are satisfied did not know that he was violating the Law when the games wer played as there was no money bet upon them, we think Col Zeigler is worthy of executive clemency he exhausted his means in patriotic efforts to raise men for the sirvice of the United States and has been but a short time since the war commenced engaged in an effort to make a living for himself, we therefore ernestly pray your Excellency to remit the said fine or so much as is lawfull and proper

B Burk J. D. Kincaid Allen. P. Haws Morris,, Wellman James Seaton M W Norris D Foster L. M. Clark A P Border Frank. Brown Sincler. Robrts Wm. H. Johnson John Weepsler P Hammes, Thos Irwin Y Q Evins

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H. L. Hodges R. P. Harris Jas. R. Ford H M Honaker R R McCall John J Williamson Casper Castner KelseyNHarris H. N. Poage Alfred, Thompson Wm Pugh John V Armatta Cap. H. M Childs Maj Jno. C Henderson Joseph Newman Capt Frank Mott

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Catlettsburg April '65 To His Ex.'ly Gov. Bramlette

I truly hope your Excellency will remit the fine against our patriotic old friend Col. Zeigler -- The law of the case was against him, but in intent he was innocent, as I believe -- as he did not believe that suffering a few old friends to play for oysters would make him liable for keeping a gameing house -- then he has lost the accumulations of a life time in raising his regiment for the Union cause; he has commenced anew, & in an humble way, is making a living

J. S. Dury Comth. Atty.

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Boyd Cir Ct vs John mS GZeigler $240 -- Gaming

Remit

31st May 1865