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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-0001-004-2354 BR15-259

1865-09-11 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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Sept the 11t 1865

Hon Thos E Bramlett Sir we the undersigned Citizens hereby Petition to you to Release B. F. Smith & J. R. M. Roney Citizens of Pitts Point Bullett County Ky of the fine assesed against them by the grand Jury of the last Circuit Court of this County for selling whiskey with out lincense it appearing to our satisfaction that there license had expired but a few days ^and we believe^ that It was not there Intention to violate the law as we know them to be law abiding citizens and further that the guerrilas being numerous and troublesome in this section that it was allmost impossible for a man to attend to his business or travel around through his neighborhood with out being in danger of being murdered or or robed yrs truly

Petitioners Names F. M Hardy John Connell James T Carlisle Wm Snellen G T Froman G T Forman Z Snellen Alfred Collins Thos R. Horrell Chas Greenwell J H Hays George W Stone Robert Scott Joseph Carpenter James ,H, Hardy Over

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Gov Bramlette

Dr Sir From the information I have rec'd since judgement against Smith I am satisifed that the statements made in the within petition are true and I shall forgive him of one half of my commissions

Resptfly J R Dupuy

Bullitt Cir Ct Remit Smith & Roney $60 Tipling 28th Sept/65