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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-0001-004-2388 BR15-313

1865-09-25 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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To his Excellency Thos. E. Bramblette Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky

Your Petitioner M. R, Tarter would respectfully represent that at July Term 1865 ^of the Pulaski Circuit Court^ he was fined $30 for an assault -- He states that he did not Know that there has to be any court in July and the case was tried in his absence. The only Testimony for the Commonwealth was Dickerson Thompson the prosecutor -- He states that had he Known the trial would be had in July he would have been able to have shown himself not guilty -- He says he did not assault or molest the Prosecutor any way and he was fined for an offense of which he was innocent -- He prays that sd fine be remitted --

Sept 25th 1865 -- M R Tarter --

We concur in the prayer of the above Petition and recommend the remission of the fine --

Rob Gibson F, F, Shepherd S W Woodcock Jas Chesney W. McKee Fox W D Carpenter E L Van Winkle Thos. Z Morrow James Singdon Sheff J W Hail John Griffen Silas Lee

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J,, B. Dalton stats that he was one of guard,, that guarded Dickerson Thompson & that M,, R, Tarter drew no weapon upon the said Dickerson as he saw or believes

J, B, Dalton

Sworn to before me by J. B Dalton Sept 25th 1865

Jas. M. Richardson J, P,

Pulaski Cir Ct vs M R. Tarter $30, Remitted 23d Oct 1865

Waterloo P. O. Pulaski Co Ky