<title type="main">C. C. Collier et al. to unknown Edition created from new transcripts of this manuscript. Initial upload of this work's facsimile images and metadata to FromThePage for editing Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Administrator of the CWGK Migration transcription project on FromThePage Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections made 2 edits between June 21, 2025 and June 21, 2025. Dynamic TEI export from FromThePage (version 22.10)

This image and transcription is publicly accessible. The image appears courtesy of the repository named in the Source Description. The transcription and annotation were undertaken by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. If referencing this document title, accession number, and permanent URL.

 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-0001-004-2512 BR16-20

McCracken County, Kentucky McCracken County, Kentucky 1865-10-13 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.
1

Oct term 1865 McCracken Circuit Court

The undersigned Jurors who tried the Case of the Commonwealth vs Wyatt Ford for permitting Gaming in a House of which he had the control on the 12th day of Oct 1865 found Said Ford Guilty and fixed his fine at $200 The evidence conduced to Show that he was a farmer and On One Occasion a few friends were at his house and played a Game More for amusement than the money at which a small amount was bet.

We respectfully ask his Excellency the Governor of Ky. to remit said fine Except the Sixty dollars going to the Commonwlths' Attorney

C C Collier David Mils Wm A. Jett O M Grimes Thos H Flournoy E. Rudolph W Bonds S P Carrico A. G. Lee F. S. Robinson S. F. Murrell S. S. Wilson

2

I Know the within named jurymen and say unhesitatingly they are good law abiding citizens and respectfully urge their request

R, K, Williams

I heard the trial in this case and am fully satisfied the Gov ought to interpose as the evidence showed that the parites all regarded the game played as a joke and the money put up was surrendered to each player who had lost on the game I had no intrest in the trial. Octo 13 1865

Luc Anderson

McCracken Cir Ct vs Wyatt Ford $200, Gaming Remitted 18th Nov /65