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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-0001-004-1693 BR13-176

Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky 1865-04-17 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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To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; Sir,

Your Petitioners beg leave to state that Charles Boynton is a school teacher in one of the Districts of the county. Directly after the passage of the law imposing an oath upon teachers. He being a subject of Great Britain, came to town and consulted with George W. Williams in regard to taken the oath in view of the fact of his being a subject of Great Britain. Geo. W Williams advised him not to take the oath, as he thought it would render him liable to the draft and be inconsistent with his duties as a said subject. He then designed quiting the school but his patrons and among the number your petitioner Jesse H. Boulden upon him to continue his school. He was indicted in Bourbon Circuit Court and fined at this term $25. He has since and more than a year ago taken the oath imposed by the legislature. He is a very poor man and has a family depending upon his labors and also a very worthy man.

Your petitioners therefore pray your Excellency to remit the fine imposed upon him

J. H. Boulden

Paris Bourbon Co KY Apr 17th, 1865

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Geo. Warden School Comr. B. Co. R. J. Brown Clerk B Co

Bourbon Cir Ct vs Chas Boynton $25 3d May 1865

R J Brown Pais Ky Sent for fee 25th Apl