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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-0001-004-2792 BR17-57

Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky 1865-12-21 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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Paintsville Ky, December 21st 1865 To his Excelency Govr, Thomas E. Bramlett Frankfort Ky

Dear, Sir we the undersigned James, C, Castle -- Represent & showeth that, at this December Term 1865 of the Johnson Circuit Court -- a Judgment was Rendered against him for Tipling Selling Liquor to a Minor $50, the offence, happened ^If offence at all^ when there was no Law and order in the land And it was -- all that any man could Do, to make a Sustanance -- the acts Complained of was not resitance but necesity -- And an account of the Disturbed Condition of the County and the inability of the Citizens to Resume their ordinary asociations -- he Presents himself for Executive Clemency, upon these facts And statements of Commonwealth's atty. hereunto Presented --

James. C. Castle

We the undersigned Citizens Join in the above Petition and ask for Mr. Castles Executive-Intervention

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Respectfully Yours -- James. E. Stewart Atty John Hawes Charles B Hawes E H Conly Ralph Staffard Martin Preston A. W. Nickell Joseph

Johnson Cir Ct vs James C Castle Petition Govr for For Remit

$50, Remit 26th Dec/65