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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-0001-004-2654 BR16-268 to BR16-269

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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Govenor of The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Your Petitioner H. F Cheatham States that at the December Term 1858 he was tried in the Fulton Equity & Criminal Court upon an Indictment charging him with the offence of keeping a Gaming House, and the Jury that tried Said case found him Guilty, and assessed his fine at Two Hundred Dollars, to the Commonwealth, he says that the Gaming charge took place at his room at a Hotel in Hickman, with a private party of gentlemen, that he has never been in the habit of Suffering gaming and only tolerated it in this instance at the Solicitation of a small party of personal fr^i^ends he says that he has been broken up during the war is quite a poor man, and that he has not the money or means with which to pay said fine,

Wherefore he asks your Excellency to remit said fine, and as in duty bound he will ever pray

H. F. Cheatham

We the undersigned citizens of Fulton County say that we know H. F Cheatham the Petitioner, and believe the Statements in his Petition to be

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true and we say that we believe it would be right and proper to Grant the remission asked

Names

C S Randle J H Roulhac H A Tyler A, D, Kingman Ed Crossland E I Bulloch John A Lauderdale J M Bigger B R Walker } Members of the Bar

Jno. A Wilson Clk Co Court. W A Brevard clk Cir Court Samuel Landrum Judge of Fulton County Court C. S. Marshall Judge 1st Judicial District J. P Cheatham Mayor City of Hickman B. F. Easley Sheriff C. A Carpenter O. P. Smith W. Z. Harris george Thompson James J Kirkpatrick S Kirkpatrick T J Charles Ben,, F,, Gousley J W Gousley P N Smart T. M. French H. K. Mullins M. Coker. J. H. Morehead Names

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S N White N, L, Nelson R A Farris R. E. Holmes W. A. Anderson Robert Yancy John. Willis. Morris Fr. Hellner Jno C Heinze Thad W Thomas R R Holt G. M, Wilburn W. J. Cole Jno W Wingate J W Meacham J W Cole J B Walker C. Meacham

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Fulton Equity & Crim Ct vs H F Cheatham Petition $200, Gaming House Remitted 17 Nov/65