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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-0001-004-2543 BR16-67

1865-10-12 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.
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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky --

The undersigned petcitizens of Anderson County believing that the case of Wm Vaughan, found guilty of gaming at the last May Term of the Anderson Circuit Court, and fined $20. is one deserving executive clemency, respectfully ask that his fine be remitted Oct 12th 1865

John F Wills W, H, Sneed John Draffen O. C Egbert M. V. Royalty John McCall G. W. Mathews James Saffell

Mr Saffell, left this petition with me and says that the fine ought to be remitted that the party is not a gambler that he is poor a good work man & was the victim of political hostility this is his statement to me

E L VanWinkle

J R Page

Mr Saffell will pay the fee mail remission to Saffell

E L V

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Anderson Ct Ct vs Pet. Wm Vaughn

$20, Gaming Remit 9th Nov /65

Send to J. Saffell Lawrenbrg