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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-0001-004-2341 BR15-240

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To his excellency ThomasE. Bramlett Governor of the commonwealth of Kentucky your Petitioner Willis W. Mcfarland, respectfully shoeth unto your Excellency that at the Fall term of the Whitley Circuit Court 1865, he was fined the sum of fifty five Dollars upon an indictment for carrying concealed deadly weapons, he states that he was under the impression that all indictments for carrying concealed deadly weapons had been dismissed he states that he had a good defence which he could have successfully made to said indictment if he had known it was still on the dockett he states that he is a poor man and he prays your exellency may remit said fine he states that he has now ceased since peace has been made to carry weapons and he therefore prays your Excellency to remit said fine and as in duty to him self & family he will ever pray

Willis W, Mcfarland

W. C. Gilliss James M Johnson Granvil Mcfarland David Y, Lyttle

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W. T, Hood J. M. Steele A G. Brofford Thos, Walters Enoch Smith Greenberry Hatfield S G Steele R M. Steele W C. Howell Henry anders James underwood J. J. Hart

Gov Bramblett

I hope that you will remit the fine against Willis McFarlin

Granville Pearl James Nortan Justis Peace

Whitley Cir Court vs Willis Mcfarland Petition $55 concealed Remit Weapons 20 Sept/65