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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-0001-004-2696 BR16-336

1865-11-29 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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His Excelency, Thomas E Bramlett Esq

Govenor of Kentucky, Your Petitioner the undersigned would respectfully represent that he is an humble citizen of Magoffin County and that at the present November term of the said Magoffin circuit Court he was fined Twenty Dollars for one act of retailing spirits under the following circumstances viz He was present where spirits were being vended and was standing near the vender, a gentlemen approached and called for spirits (brandy) and this petitioner standing near as aforesaid, was asked by the purchaser to pass the money to the vender of the spirits which he done, and also passed the brandy to the purchaser, which amount of brandy one pint.

That all he done in this sale was simply for accomodation, in passing the money to the seller of the spirits, and the spirits to the purchaser, Wherefore he asks your Excellency to remit the above fine of Twenty Dollars, and releive an humble citizen of an onerous burden Nov 29th 1865

Very Respectfully Wiley Arnett,

The petitioner states the fact as proven & I believe it to be right for your Excellency to remit the same

J. S. Dury Comth Atty.

We the undersigned Join in the foregoing petition & ask for the remission of the above named fine, against Wiley Arnett,

S. W Mcguire Wily Gullett J J Salyer William Croft

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B. F. Salyer B F Howard John M, Salyer John Patrick J P M C H P Williams Esqr W J Coffee S M C C. W Patrick Lewis Howard John Samuels Wm S Adams John Dawes

Magoffin Cir Ct vs Wiley Arnett To } Petition from Magoffin for Remission of fine of $20 -- Remitted 15 Dec/65

2$ Enclosed for Fee of Remit D D Sublett