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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-0001-004-2129 BR14-352 to BR14-353

Ohio County, Kentucky Ohio County, Kentucky 1865-07-03 Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. 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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July 3rd 1865 -- Mr Thomas Bramlete Govenor of the State of Kentucky Dear Sir.

We the under signed petitioners of Ohio County knowing Valentine Ashley to be a correct man in his dealings and A. poor man and a weakly man and helpless family. And seeing the Certificate of Jacob H. Leach. We are fully satisfied that He is innocent of Intentionally violating the Law of the Land in any impropper conduct in the Sale of ardent serets and therefore Respectfully petition your Honor as governor of this state to remmit the fine in the case here is the facts in the case when Ashley was notified of the case he went before the Court and confessed all the facts in the case and the Judge put his fine at $20.00

cb n="1"/&gt;Petitioners Names Woodford Ashley Ben Duvall S, o, c P H Brown Isaac Mendel Sam L Berry W W Norman W V Taylor Petitioners Names Thomas Z. Cox C. P. Mentez S,, Turner, M. D -- Henry J. Raley G. G. Brezendin W L. Rogers L. Rogers William,, Taylor

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Samuel Lee Wm J. Burgess R. D. Williams Samuel Sanders W, N. Martin Jerre Gillstaugh Thomas Rubison John Gentry S. B. Etchison S P Love Q R Camp W, L, S, Brackin J W Norter James P, Alford R T Taylor Capt Co. C M G R Batt A J Fogle James A, Porter Killson Renfroe T J Rigler R. S. Hodges F D Bratcher T. G. Richmond T Stevens T M Dougherty W Stevens W, S Brown D Daugety J T Wm C King D.. G. Miller G W Demers James Hooks W H Taylor Harvey English Isaac Embry Samuel Austin James Gentry James Raley Jese James H Stewart Walker M Stevens J W Ramsey J A Taylor Tommas Clarke Henry D McHenry E A Freeman Jr J Scott J H Jones J M Roger

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Ohio Cir Court vs Valentine Ashley $20, Tippling Remitted 10th Aug/65 Remit

sent for fee 20 July/65