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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-0001-004-2463 BR15-421 to BR15-422

Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky 1865-10-28 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 "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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Lebanon October 28th 1865 To his Excellency Thos E, Bramlette

Your petitioner would state that at a recent term of the magistrates court for the Raywick district in marion county he was fined the sum of seven dollars for contempt of court -- Your petitioner states that he was intoxicated at the time and ment no contempt of court and regrets the circumstance and is exceedingly sorry that he appeared in court in the condition in which he was -- Your petitioner respectfully requests your Excellency to remit the fine as he is very poor has to rent the land on which he lives and has a family to support --

John H ^his X mark^ Davis attest J. R Thomas

The undersigned loyal citizens of Marion county Knowing the former good character of the petitioner for sobriety cordially join in the above petition

Nicholas, Miles John R. Thomas E A. Byrne Jos F. Clements James M Brannan Robert OBryan WilliamN Clements Thomas. B. Miles Sam Lone John. D. Fry Joseph Blain Dan T Thompson G W Williams William Williams Nicholas. Browning Charles, Browning Williams, Browning

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Marion Co Justice Ct vs J H, Davis Refused