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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-0001-004-2451 BR15-402 to BR15-403

Whitley County, Kentucky Whitley County, Kentucky 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 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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Whitley County State of Kentucky To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlet Gov of Kentucky

Your Petitioner James H. Moore, would most respectfully represent, that on the 4th day of July 1865 in the Town of Williamsburg, a number of Discharged Soldiers from the Union Army meet to selebrate the day with many Citizens -- Myself one of the Soldiers

That our Friends being glad to see us on such an occasion from their many and Earnest solicitations we took a few drinks too many. A little noise and Confusion was the result no licks struck -- no person hurt -- and all was soon quiet --

Your Petitioner was arrested by an officer and tried fined the sum of $10 -- and cost about $

Your Petitioner would states that he is a poor man of family and that it would be oppressive on him at this time to have it to pay that He has had Every Thing that Himself and family have lived on to buy since He left the Service --

He would therefore in consideration of the forgoing statement of Facts most Earnestly and respectfully

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ask a remission of the aforesaid fine -- Your petitioner promises that for the future He will not again be guilty

James H. Moore

The undersigned citizens of Whitley County say that they are acquainted with the Petitioner James H. Moore That they believe the Statements in His Petition are substantially true And Respectfully ask that His fine be remitted

names C J James underwood John hickey A, R, Barton W M Hays John Henson Wm Rogers John Barton M, A, Moore Jesse Wilder E R Bruce James L. Sanders S. M Cox Leforce names G, W, Little Wm B Waite W E Manney H. L. Brammel Jno. A. Hayden W, B, Davis Daniel Cox Demcy Smith Willis Patrick L. Ellison H C Dennis I K Sullivan Jacob Mayfield Alexander Smith J. J. Faulkner G W Parkes Wm Roberts

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Whitley County Judge vs Jas H Moore $10 Remitted Sept /652d Oct /65

Sent for fee 9th