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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-0001-004-2385 BR15-307 to BR15-308

Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky 1865-09-25 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 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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To His Excellency. Thos. E, Bramlette Governor of Kentucky --

Your Petitioner William Rothchild would respectfully represent; that at the present (Sept) Term of the Pulaski Circuit Court. two Judgments were rendered against him, one for $200 the other for $50.

He states that he had a good defense to the indictments, under which these Judgments were rendered, but could not attend court, by reason of Sickness in his family -- He states, he is very poor man, resides in Harrodsburg Kentucky, and is unable to pay these fines -- that his property has been destroyed twice by fire, leaving him with a large and helpless family to provide for,

He states, that the indictments were found against him for selling liquor as a sutler at Camp Burdside in this County, when occupied by the Fedral troops -- that he sold said liquor under and by the permission and authority of the commander of said camp, & that he was entirely ignorant of any violation of state Law -- He states if he had known that he was inhibited by statute law from Selling liquor

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in camp, that he would not have done so --

He states, the collection of these Judgments will be very oppressive, and if not ruinous -- He asks Your Excellency to remit his fines

William Rothchild

Sworn to by Wm Rothchild before me this 29 Sept 1865,

J M Sandifer P. J. T. S,

We believe Wm Rothchild ought to have a remission of his fines; We believe he deserves the interposition of your Excellency: clemency -- and ask to remit the fines,

W. McKee. Fox. J M Sandifer F Woodcock B M Burdett R Reynolds Joseph E. Hays J. E. Cosson W D Carpenter E L VanWinkle Ferd: Rothenhofer Samuel Dungan Mercer County

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W. A Hooe C, S, Abell clerk co Court Thos Edwards P J M C C J,, W. Cardwell Chs Chinn L. G. Hale J. P. M. C J W Hale J. P. M C Stephen Curll, J. P. M C M Cummins J P M C

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Pulaski Cir Ct vs Wm Rothchild 2 judgts $200, $50, Tipling Remitted 6th Oct /65