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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-0001-004-1802 BR13-341 to BR13-342

Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky Bedford, Trimble County, Kentucky 1865-05-02 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 "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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Bedford Ky May 2. 1865 To His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette Governor of Commonwealth of Kentucky

your petitioner Benton Gatewood would respectfully represent, that at the May term of the circuit court for Trimble county, he was fined the sum of Thirty Dollars for pitching a game of Dollars,

He says that he was not aware that he was subject to a fine for merely pitching as he did for a treat, it being merely for amusement as he believed,

He therefore prays your honor to remit said fine and as in duty bound will ever pray &C. &C,

Benton Gatewood

We the undersigned citizens of Trimble co Ky, join the petition in his prayer &C

F. E. Skidmore F Willis Sheriff T. C. R. Bell B R. Spencer Alex. Cook Frank Skidmore William Skidmore W R Goode A R Ewing Thos E T Peek W. J. Wright J. B. Pierce L. G. Peak F A Adams

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W. T. Samuels Audr

Sir the within petitioner Bent Gatewood is a friend of Mine and I would like verry Much for you to lay his case to ^before^ the Governor Gatewood is a poor man and I would feel agreaved to see him put in Jail for so Small of fees Should you succed in having Said fine remitted and send me the papers I will send the fee Two dollar by Mail forthwith

Respectfuly W F Peak Clk

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Trimble Cir Ct vs B. Gatewood $30 -- Remit 23d May/65