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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-0001-004-2551 BR16-81

Grant County, Kentucky Grant County, Kentucky 1865-10-25 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 the Governor of Kentucky

The petitioner states that judgt was rendered against him in the Grant Circuit Court at the Oct Term 1865 for selling liquer to James Gouge a young man under twenty one years of age ^for the sum of Forty Dollars & Costs^ -- He states that said James Gouge came and informed the petitioner that his father authorised him to buy a small quantity of whiskey one pint to be taken to a brother-in laws house -- The petitioner confideing in the statement sold the liquor, he being a tavern Keeper at the time -- He asks the Governor to remit the fine

James J Ross

Sworn to by Jas J Ross before me Oct 25th 1865

N. H. Jeffers C, G, C, C,

The undersigned ask the remission of the above fine

Th N Lindsey J. OHara jr J M Collins -- J J Landram W, L, Simmons N. H. Jeffers C, G, C, C, Kemp G Carter D. Clk W Smith J J Gouge T J Gouge R McDuffer James W Hume D L Cunningham E H Smith R A Dickerson John Marksbury Sheriff Grant ^Co^ O. D. McManama V Seman W Harrison W. Tully Geo. H. Norton W Fugate A Kendall O P. Hagan Jonathan Hedgen N H J Oct 25 /65

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J. F. Sheriff M McDaniel W N Simpson Robt Sheriff W. Oldham J,, W, hutcherson T. P. Evans A. H. Childers Peter K Burns W W A G, W, Nichols M. J. Simpson H S Ransom Jas. F. McIlvain M Burnett G, B, Dance I Holbrook H S Rankin Wm, R, Ransom J Thos E Williams J S Lucas C S Iness J. L. Clark A Lingenfelter B. Wilson S, G, C James F Pondes. 18. Ky. V V G W Simpson B. Stewart W G Frank

Grant Cir Ct vs James Ross $50, selling to Minor 4 Nov /65