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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-0001-004-2349 BR15-252 to BR15-253

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To his excelence Thomas E Bramblet govner of the commonwealth of Kentuck your petitioner L. T. Barton wold Respectfely Represent to your Excelence that at the March term of the Whitley Circuit Court that he was endited by the grandjurry of Whitley Count for the offence of having stabing in sudent heat and passion and without previous malis and at this Court he plea Gilty and was fined by the Court $50,00 he states that he is a pore man and has not the means to pay the fine and do justice to the Remainder for his famley

Whearefore he prayes that your excelence Remit the fine and set a side the judgement and fall Proper Releaf

L, T, Barton

L T Barton sayes that he believes the statement in the foregoing petition to be true

L T Barton

Sworn to before me me by L T Barton this 79th day of sept 1865

J. C. Watkins clk J P

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The under Signed say that they beleave that it wold be an act of charity to Remit the fine and askes that it be done

J T. Freeman T R Harman P, W, Meadors Jack Ambors Jones Jermiah Jones W C Cox Dept S W C Tyrel Foley clerk of the Whitley county court Isaiah Bird J. L. McCarty, Late S. W, C Thomes Raines J, C, Watkins clk W, C, Murphy Jackson McDowell

Gov Bramlette the Dificulty was when the parties were with liquor & from a misunderstanding between brothers I think you will do right to remit this fine

H F Finley

I concur with Mr Finly Granville Pearl

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Whitley Cir Ct vs Remit L. T. Barton $50, Stabbing 28th Sept/65