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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-0001-004-2381 BR15-303

1865-09-27 Petition English 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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To Thomas E Bramlette Governor of the Commonwealtyh of Kentucky -- Your petitioners William Wood States that he was Indicted by a Grand Jury of Russell county and at the April Term 1865 of the Russell Circuit court he was fined in two Cases for Tipling the sum of $60 each The facts are about these. Your petitioner was a private in the 13th Ky Cavalry and was only 16 years of age, was let visit home on a Sick furlough and while at home and unable to do any thing and not having then been paid any money for his Services in the army his did purchase some Spirits and Sell the same out. not Knowing at the time that he was committing any offence against The laws of Ky. in fact at the time the said offences was Committed. the rebellion was holding the laws in obeyance and no laws was executed or pretented to be executed in this part of Kentucky -- for these reasons your petitioner prays that said fines be remitted as in duty bound he wil ever pray &cSept 27" 1865

William Wood

We the undersigned residents of Russell County join in the prayer of the above petition of Wm Wood and respectfully ask that said fines be remitted

W. T Jackman S. R. C N. G. Wells Lieut Nathan Moore Lieut W. H. Walker George Bryan