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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-0001-004-1707 BR13-196 to BR13-197

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1865-04-10 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Covington Apl. 10th. 1865 To. Hon Thos E. Bramlette Governor of Kentucky Frankfort

The undersigned Petitioner Charles. Utz. respectfully represents that at the Dec. Term of the Kenton circuit court 18634 he was indicted in six separate cases each being of similar character charging substantially that the sd petitioner had acted as Insurance agent of the Lorillard Ins. Co. of New York and as such had insured property in Kenton County without having first secured a License from the Auditer of the state of Kentucky The cases are numbered 913. 914 915. 916. 917. & 918. at the March term of the sd Court upon the cases being called for trial no. 916. was tried & upon the introduction of the License of this Petitioner the Court allowed the Commonwealth was allowed to dismiss the same & upon the Examination of all the other

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causes they were all ordered to be dismissed as all of the Policies represented in them were issued subsequent to his License with the exception of no. 917. & this one on examination was found to have been issued a few days before his License he having unwittingly issued a policy for the small premium of $250/100 in this Last case Petitioner confessed Judgt. & was fined the smallest sum allowed to-wit $100= Petitioner says that he is a German & upon being appointed agent supposed he had the right to Insure as he had understood that the company had complied with the Law -- Petitioner says that he had no desire to do anything contrary to the Laws of Kentucky & asks that so much of his fine exclusive of costs be remitted

Chas. P. Utz.

State of Ohio Ham. co } Sct,

Subscribed & sworn to by Chas Utz before me this 12th day of Apl. 1865

P DeKalb Notary Public

NOTARY SEAL HAMILTON COUNTY O

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I acted as attorney for Mr Chas. Utz in the causes referred to in this petition & am satisfied that he has stated the truth

M. J. Dudley

I think the facts & circumstances as set out in the foregoing petition are Substantially correct, and believe it would be an act of simple justice to grant the relief Sought

A C Ellis D C of Kenton Cir Court. U T Chambers atty H. F. Bowen. Sheriff J. S. Scott D. S. A. H. Herod Jailor J. R. Hallam J. G. Carlisle J. P. Harrison

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Kenton Cir Ct vs Charles Utz Petition

$100 -- Remitd 13th Apl/65