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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-0001-004-2460 BR15-417

Russell County, Kentucky Russell County, Kentucky 1865-10-10 Petition English 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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To Thomas E. Bramlette Esqr Governor of Ky.

Your petitioner Alfred Brown respectfully State that on the 9th day of October 1865 he was arrested and tried before the county Judge of Russell County and by a jury fined the sum of $11:91 cents for a breach of the peace The facts of the case are substantially as follows -- he (your petitioner) is a member of Capt Woods Company of State guards and was detailed as a guard at the jail of Russell county and was on duty as a gard at the time when a young man named Davidson (a citizen) Came up to his post and attempted to take his gun away from him and in the tusle for the gun he struck him (Davidson) with the gun --

The premises Considered your petitioner respectfuly asks the remission of said fine and as in duty bound he will every pray &c

Alfed Brown

Sworn to and subscribed by Alfred Brown before me this 10th day of October 1865

George Bryan Exmn ^R C^

We the undersigned Citizens of Russell county Ky. join in the prayer of the above petition of Alfred Brown and respectfully ask that the fine be remitted this 10th Oct 1865

H O Bolin Lieut W, H, Walker A, C, Wells N. G Wells Theo Jones J H McBalld Benjamin Ballenger B, H, Walker George Bryan Green Moore Wm G. Welson Wm Lucas Andrew Webb A P Simpson John D Bearnard

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Russell County Ct vs Alfred Brown $11.91 Remitted 13 Oct 1865