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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-0001-004-2000 BR14-151 to BR14-152

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We the undersigned Jurors who tried the cause of the Commonwealth Against Huston Griffey. would respectfully petition your Excellency. for a remission of all that portion of a fine of $5000 this Day assessed Against Said Griffey. ^as can be Done^ for Thrusting a pitchfork. at John Archy. The facts are about. these -- in December last Griffey & Archey had made Some Arangement. to Get John Kounst who was the owner. of a wheat Thresher to Get out their wheat -- & they Archy & Griffey had Some Misunderstanding, in regard to a few Bushels of wheat. & Griffy ind inadvertently pushed his pitchfork at Archey -- and inflicted a small flesh wound in Archeys Arm. & Side -- But Did not prevent him from working Every Day -- ^more or less^ the proof is that not a Days work was lost by the wound -- and that the parties worked on together the next Day in Geting out

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wheat. The parties are both Orderly and law-abiding men & we Recomend him. (Griffey) as a fit Subject for Executive Clemency. & therefore pray that the fine be remited. as Griffey is a very poor man. with a large Family of little Children.

Joseph Gray J B Welsh J M Bevins R Thomson J L Crosset B F Bennet A Patten Lewis Nicholls John Anderson Jonathan Callihan A Womack

I understand that Mr Griffy is a quiet peaceable citizen in very moderate circumstances, with a large family -- I think the fine ought to be remitted

Geo M Thomas Mar 8th 1865 -- Atto for Comth

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Greenup Cir Ct vs H. Girffey $50, Assault Remitted 8th June/65