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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-0001-004-2789 BR17-54

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-10-24 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 Thos E Bramlette Governor of the State of Kentucky:

The petitioner James A Hart would respectfully show to your Excellency that at the July Term of the City Court of Louisville He was indicted by the name of George Hart for assault & Battery upon an Irishman by the name of Fitzpatrick that He was fined the sum of $2500 & costs: at the August Term of said Court Your petitioner states that He is a young man and without means and out employment: At the time of the difficulty He was employed at Craven's Ice Depot on 5th Street in the city of Louisville and he went into a shed for a private purpose and whilst there Fitzpatrick ran into the shed and wanted to Know what petitioner was doing there in this stable. He saw what petitioner was doing: and without further cerimony pitched into your petitioner, and then hastily indicted your petitioner for assault &c and of course had the and petitioner could not be heard and so your petitioner was fined as above stated:

He humbly asks your Excellency to remit the fine, and will ever pray &c

James A Hart.

State of Kentucky Jef County Sct

James A Hart says the above petition is true

James A Hart --

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Subscribed and sworn to before me ths 24th day of oct 1865

Jos Clement J. P C C Pat Dillon M, C, C, L T. Jack Conn clk H Jeff co ct Henry Evans F Pelle Jos Clement Justice of the peace Jeff Co Kentucky H C Thomas Col A Y Johnson Oliver Lucas Clk. Bd. Ald. Leonard Rogers W K Thomas W, G, Reasor J. G. Wilson

Louisville City Ct vs George Hart $25 Assault & Battery Remitted 9th Dec/65

Remit