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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-0001-004-2200 BR15-7 to BR15-8

Rockcastle County, Kentucky Rockcastle County, Kentucky 1865-08-15 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 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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To the Honorable Thomas E Bramlette Governor of the State of Kentucky Your Petitioner States that at the present August term 1865 of the Rockcastle Circuit Court -- that he was fined two hundred Dollars for permitting gaming Done in a house under his control under the following circumstances, in the year 1859 he was Indicted for permitting gaming in a house of which he had the control -- the proof was that the house was in the possession of his Father Lewis Butcher and occasionly this Petitioner would go to the store with the Key -- and by the Instruction of the Court -- that it did not matter who had the possession -- so the Defendant had the Key -- He then had Control -- whereupon the jury Disagreed -- and by an agreement of Parties, a majority of the Jury Brought in a verdict of Guilty and fixed his fine at two hundred Dollars -- Now your Petitioner States that he is a poor man -- and not well able to pay said fine -- whereby he prayes your Honor to remit his fine of two hundred Dollars -- as in duty bound he will ever pray

David Butcher

State of Kentucky County of Rockcastle

Subscribed and sworn to before me by David Butcher this 15th Day of August A. D. 1865

A Smith, C R C C

We the undersigned concur in the above statements and Join in the Prayer of David Butcher and ask your Excellency to remit his fines and as in duty bound we will Ever pray

M G, Cook Jas McClancy D. N. Williams M. J. Miller W, W.,Fish ck, R, Co, C David N Lewis C R C Wm McClure Robert Snodgrass J, J, Carson,

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Jas L. Joplin J Joplin Jack Adams H Carpenter B. K. Bethurum Edwin Shivel W P Chestnut John Adams John ,A, Wonnacut William G Miller James ,M, Roberts G, H, Watts W, A, Brooks Charles Kirtley R. D. Cook S, R, Co Ashley Adams William Laurens

Rockcastle Cir Ct vs David Butcher $200, Gaming Remitted 11 Oct/65

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Mountvernon Aug 16th 1865 Gov Bramblet

Dear sir I hope that you will remit the fine against Mr Butcher I believe it ought to be done your obedient servant

G Pearl Judge 12th Judical District of Ky

Govr Bramlette David Butcher is is quite poor and unable to pay the fine & think there will be no wrong in remitting same

H F Finley Commonwealth Atty

I concur with Honl. Judge Pearl, and the Commonwealths Attorney -- H F. Finley, and hope the fine may be remitted.

A Smith C R C C