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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-0001-004-2697 BR16-337

Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky 1865-11-27 Petition English 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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Carlisle Ky, Nov. 27th 1865 To His Excellency Gov. Bramlett Frankfort Ky Dr Sir

We the undersigned Citizens of Nicholas County would respectfully represent to your Excellency that John H Sims a Citizen of this County was fined at the last September Term of our Circuit Court Twenty nine dollars & costs of the prosecution for unlawful gaming and we would further represent that the said Sims is a very poor man -- unable to pay the fine & heavilyburdend with a family We feel satisfied that he will not thus violate the Law again as he is now conducting himself in a very exemplary manner & demeaning himself as a good Citizen generally In view of all the circumstances of his Case with which we are intimately acquainted we venture to recommend him as a fit subject of Executive clemency & petition your Excellency to remit so much of his fine as the Law permits you to do

Respectfully yours Chas Hillock Dep Sheriff Henly Maddox Samuel T James Solomon Rogers Uriah Morris W. H. Phillips G J Kennedy Thomas Kennedy Gran C Smith H. W Conway J R Pascal John M Chevis C, N, C, C A W Blair , N, C