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 November 12, 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-0001-004-2135 BR14-361

Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky 1865-08-15 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Patrick Fitzgerald would respectfully represent on the 31st day of July 1865, he was tried before the Police Judge of Lawrenceburg & fined the Sum of Four Dollars for the offense, of having Committed a breach of the peace in Said Town on Saturday the 29th July 1865. He would respectfully represent the facts in the case to be as follows. He & a friend proposed to another gentleman to join them in a "Drink", whereupon his friend & the gentleman so invited got into a difficulty & Some friends of this gentleman, Struck your petitioner, whereupon your petitioner made an effort to defend himself & indulged in some loud & profane language, for which he was fined as aforesaid. Wherefore he asks that Your Excellency will Extend to him Executive Clemency & remit said fine.

With Respect. Your obt. Servt Patric Fitzgerald Lawrenceburg Ky Aug 15th 1865

Your Petitioner would further add, that he was arrested & confined in jail from the time of the Said disturbance until the following Monday.

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We the undersigned Citizens of Lawrenceburg would Respectfully unite with Patric Fitzgerald in his within petition

Respectfully -- John Droffen Attor A. C. J. S. Boswell James Saffell J. H. Linny W. E. Jordan W H McBrayers James M. Posey John F Wills J W Sherman Wm Safell M Walker Wm Searcy

Lawrenceburg Police Court vs P Fitzgerald Refused