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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-0001-004-2461 BR15-418 to BR15-419

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To his Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette. Governor of Kentucky:

Your petitioners would represent that at the present October Term of the Mason Circuit Court, Robert Lynn was indicted by the grand jury for dealing Farro -- and immediately upon the return of the indictment into court, without troubling the Commonwealth to make out proof in the cause appeared in court and plead guilty to the indictment and was fined five Hundred dollars, the penalty affixed by the statute. We have Known Mr Lynn for many years; he is a kindhearted, inoffensive citizen and poor, unable to pay a fine of this magnitude, he being without property or means to do so -- He was induced to deal faro, for some young friends, and hence his present difficulty. The costs of the suit, including the Commonwealth's attorneys portion of the fine, will be a heavy punishment for his offence. We would therefore

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respectfully pray your Excellency that said fine may be remitted, as we believe this as a proper case for the interposition of Executive clemency We have no doubt this young man was led into this matter, without being fully aware of its being a violation of law --

R, H, Stanton Thos I. Throop L. Halinger C. G. Cady Mayor Jno G. Rogers Late Lt Col 54th Ky Vols J S White, Late Lt Colonl 16th Ky Wm R.Wood Jno M Duke T. C Campbell Jno M DukeJr.

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Mason Cir Ct vs Robt Lynn $500, Faro Remitted 11 Oct 1865