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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-0001-004-2380 BR15-301 BR15-302

Warsaw, Gallatin County, Kentucky Warsaw, Gallatin County, Kentucky 1865-09 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 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Warsaw Ky Sept 1865 To his Excellency -- The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Malvina Spencer would respectfully represent to your Excellency That, at the Sept 1865 of the Gallatin Circuit Court A Judgment was rendered in favor of the Commonwealth. and against your Petitioner for the Sum of $ for assalt and Battery. your Petitioner would further represent that Said Judgment was rendered by defalt your Petitioner not remembering the day it was Set for trial. If She had been presant She could and would have offered evidence (thou guilty) in Extenuation, which would have materially reduced the Judgment If not entirely prevented one. I Youre Petitioner would further represent that She is a very poor woman, the wife of the vilage Barber, with a family. and if required to pay so (to her) large a fine, her family must Seriously feal the aeffects of the loss (if indeed she is able to pay the Same atall.) her numerous relitives are all very poor. and She cannot look to them for the Slightest pecuniary assistance. She further Says the offence for which She was so fined, grew out of a political contriversy between an other lady and her self. in which said contriversy very abusive and insulting language was used towards your petitioner So much so, that in an ungarded moment She did commit the offence by threatening and maenacing the other, but in no other way what ever

Wherefore She prays your Excelency to remit the Same, and if not the whole amount then Such other and partial relief As your

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Excellency may deem Just and Expedient, and your Petitioner as in duty bound for ever &c

Jurrors names J. W. Riley S G C S. Carver. Juryman Wm C. Sleet Thos. Ritchey R. L. Ireland clk H Sebree F. Perry malvina Spencier P. K. White W. W. Garnett A. Gregg John Glenn Joseph E. Barwell W B Summons Joseph R. White W. D. Gridley James Gridly P Donely Thos W Lillard S H Williams W H Morris Wm M Halbert David Story Joshua Howards W, H, Keene T, H, Keene Henry Smith William E. Hearn

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Gallatin Cir Ct vs Malvina Spencer $ Assault & Battery Remit