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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-0001-004-2311 BR15-197 to BR15-198

Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky 1865-09-18 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Danville Ky Sept 18. 1865 To His Excellency Gov Bramblett

Your petitioner would state that some eight or ten years since he was indighted by the Grand Jury of Lincoln County at the time in session, for the offence of Carrying concealed weapons, and a jury of the County afterward found him guilty, and the fine is now ^(outstanding)^ against him in the hands of the Sheriff of Boyle County, and will by him be collected without the interposition of the executive clemency which he now asks for -- He states that he was not in the State at the time the witness or process shows, or purports to show that it was executed -- that he was not in the state to make defence at the trial of the Case, and judgment went against him by default, upon ^(a)^ wrong return of process -- He hopes that you will stay proceedings in the case and for the by an act of clemency which he thinks should be exercised and hopes will be

ever praying he is very Respectfully J, H, Goode

We the undersigned petitioners would respectfully state that we are well acquainted Jos H Goode and believe the foregoing statement made by said Good to be true

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and hope that Your Excellency will find to compart with your duty and judgment to grant him the favor he asks at your hands --

We are very respectfully your friends &c

B H Foly Thos W. Varnon J M Hocker K. P. Jacobs W C Lueas Wellington Harlan Sam P. Barbee

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Lincoln Cir Ct vs Remit J H. Goode $50, concealed weapon 20 Sept/65