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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-0001-004-2781 BR17-44

Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky 1865-12-07 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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To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned represent to Your Excellency that at the November term 1865 of the Adair Circuit Court, James Cundiff was adjudged to pay a fine of Twenty five dollars on an Indictment of an assault on the person of B F. Loving. Said Cundiff was an own Cousin of One Wm E Hancock, and Loving (in the absence of Hancock from home) had grossly insulted the wife of said Hancock which was the cause of the assault we pray that said Cundiff be relieved of said fine Except, Costs, and as in duty bound we will ever pray &c,

Columbia Ky Decr 7th 1865

Wm E. Russell Jno A Peebles C. T. Dillingham Willm F Neat W. H. Walker Jo. Coffey C R Page James T. Page

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Copy of the Letter written by Loving July 29th 1865 Mrs Hanco

Adair Cir Ct vs Jas Cundiff $25 Assault Remitted 11 Dec/65