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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-0001-004-1818 BR13-367

Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky 1865-05-01 Petition English 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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Bowling Green Ky May 1st 1865 To His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette Gov. State of Kentucky

Your petitionter BenJamine Cotton represents, that at the Feb. term of the Warren Circuit Court ^1865^ he was fined some $20.00 on a charge of selling Liquor &c He states he is 65 or 67 years old, Rheumatic palsied and pennyless -- has Two sons in the Federal Army 26th Ky Regt -- He asks for an exercise of your powers of pardon and clemency, vested in you by the constitution, for a release of said fine -- for which he will ever feel grateful --

Respectfully Benjamine ^His X mark^ Cotton

Attest J. H. Wilkins

We cheerfully unite in the above prayer -- hoping Cottons fine will be remitted -- and further state that the Commonwealth, will suffer less by remitting same than he ^and family^ will by having it to pay

S S Patten s w c J. C. & J. H. Wilkins

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Warren Co vs $20 B Cotton 4th May 1865

Remitted Richard T. Jacob Lt. & act. Gov.