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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-0001-004-2728 BR16-385 to BR16-385A

Louisville, Jefferson County,Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County,Kentucky 1865-11-02 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Louisville Ky Nov 2ond 1865 ToHisExcelency -- Thomas,, E,, Bramlet -- Governor of Kentucky. Gov --

Your petitioner, Joseph Croxton would most Respectfully Represent to your Exelency that on the day of September 1865 he was fined five Hundred dollars in the City Court of Louisville Ky for dealing a gameofFaro which fine he is unable to pay with-out Entailing on Him-self and Family great pecuniary Embarisment -- He Having paid $222.40/100 cost -- in the case your petitioner Hopes your Exelency will Regard that as a sufficient punishment for the offence and therefore most Respectfully asks your Exelency to Remit that portion of the fine that comes to the commonwealth --

Joseph Croxton.

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We the undersigners, Citazens of the City of Louisville most Respectfully Requests your Excelency to Remit the find imposed on the petitioner --

W M W. L Mitchell Agt Agt L N A & C R R G. E. Lynn Agt L N A & C R R B Marks N Bassinger Marks & Co Bankers Louis Landau J. J. Jones J P Walker Esq W. A Ronald S J C

I think Mr Croxton has paid pretty well already & do hope his Excellency the Gov May deem it proper to remit the ballance of his fine --

Lovell Rouseau W K Thomas Jailor H C Thomas ast Jailor

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Louisville City Ct vs Jos Croxton $500, Faro Remit 8th Nov/65