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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-0001-004-1868 BR13-435 to BR13-436

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To his excellency Gov Jacob, Governor protem of Kentucky --

Your Petitioners, William A. Buford Charles T. Miller and Ricd A. Buckner Jr would humbly represent to your Excellency that on the 29th of April 1865 they were fined the sum of three dollars ($3) apeice for the alleged offense of riding through the streets of the city of Frankfort at a faster gait than a trot or pace on a horse -- they were so fined by the Police Judge of the city of Frankfort sitting at a Police Court in said city on the said 29th of April 1865 --

Your Petitioners would represent tha they are school-boys -- that they were wholly ignorant that they were violating any city ordnance or law when they rode their horses in a rack or canter through the streets of said city. They had seen divers and sundry individuals on divers occasions gallop and rack their horses through said streets and they had never known or heard of them to be fined for doing the same -- They would represent that they have no money or means of their own to pay said fine. They therefore pray your Excellency's clemency in this case and a remittal of said fine and they will always pray.

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William A Buford Chas. T. Miller Richd A. Buckner Jr.

We the undersigned believe the foregoing statements are true and join in the prayer of William A Buford, Chas T. Miller and Richd A. Buckner Jr for the remittal of said fine --

Alfred Hensley Jno Mason Brown RichdSharpe Orlando Brown Jr. W T Bramlette

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Frankfort Police Court -- vs $9.00 Buford & others 3d May/65