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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-0001-004-1725 BR13-222 to BR13-223

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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlett Gov of Ky Your petitioner Eligah Gregory would most respectfully represent that at the April Term 1862 of the Knox Circuit Court he was indicted for the offence of Keeping a Tipling House & at the April Term 1865 of said court, he appeared in open court, & under direction of his atty "Plead Guilty" of the offence of Retailing and a fine assessed against him of $20, he says that the matter had been pending for some time & rather that attend court from time to time he thought best to plead guilty & ask the intervetion of your Excellency He says that he was not guilty & the Commonths never could have proved it. He says he is a poor man with a large family to support. He says that it will be a great hardship to him to have said fine to pay. He says that money is very scarce & hard to get in fact he cant get any and his proprty will have to sell at a sacrifice He ask the intervention of your Executive clemency in his behalf & he ask a remission of the fine,

Eligah Gregory

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We the undersigned citizens of Knox Co Ky would respectfully request your Excellency to remit the fine against Mr Gregory

F. P. Stickley Aus Stewart John McNeil John Goodin Sheriff of Knox Co Ky H. H. Hunter c. k. c, c A Tinsley Clk K. C. C W B Anderson James Campbell H K Wilson R. S Dowis Daniel Hann D S for John goodwin Frances Catron Edward Fisher D. F. Dowis

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ARBOUR AUG

Gov Thomas E Bramlett Frankfort Kentucky

Knox Cir Ct vs E Gregory sent fee back 9th Sept to N P. Stuckley

Refused return his $2 --