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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-0001-004-2734 BR16-418

Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky 1865-11-21 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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Elkton Nov 21st 1865 To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette Govenor of Ky Dr Sir

At the last April Term of the Todd Cir court Mr Albert Adams was indited for killing a mule the property one of his neighbours at the October term he was found guilty and a fine assessed against him for One hundred Dollars Mr Adams is a good citizen well thought of in his neighbourhood, the mule had been in the habit of jumping in his wheat field and was unable to keep him out Mr Adams is Young man just married poor and unable to pay the fine in his behalf, we petition your Excellency to remit the fine believing his case meritorious

Your Truly Ben T Perkins

We fully endorse the sediments above J G Hollingsworth County Judge J D Christian Ex Sheriff T C

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Todd Cir Ct vs Albert Adams $100, Killing a Mule Remitted 23d Nov/65