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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-0001-004-2366 BR15-277 to BR15-278

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To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette Govenor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Mary Ryan would respectfully state that she was fined Six hundred dollars $600 -- at Sept Term of the Louisville City Court on an Indictment for Keeping a disorderly house.

Your petitioner is a poor woman & totaly unable to pay the thirty percent going to the city attorney.

Formerly the Juries for such offenses imposed fines ranging from $25 to $100 --, but at this term of Court some were fined as high as one thousand dollars. Your petitioner must pay $180 -- the thirty per cent, & also the cost which will amount to at least twenty more.

Your petitioner must have relief or go to the City work house. She prays your Excellency to remit the fine

Mary ^her X mark^ Ryan

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Louisville City Ct vs Mary Ryan $600. Remit 1/2 the fine -- 16 Sept 1865