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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-0001-004-2799 BR43-64

Piketon, Pike County, Kentucky Piketon, Pike County, Kentucky 1865-12-07 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Piketon Pike Co. Dec. 7th 1865 To his excellency Thos E Bramlett Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

your petitioner states at the present December ^term of the Pike Circuit Court^ (1865) he was fined for Keeping a Tipling House $60 -- and selling Liquor to a Minor $50 -- he says that same was by confession -- He states that the Broken condition of the country -- that he is left in a very poor conditon to pay the penalty annexed -- he states that he is always been an orderly Law abiding citizen that the sale in tipling House was not done by his Knowledge or consent that the sale to the Minor -- was likewise sold he says that he was engaged in the manufacturing of Brandy which he sold by the quantity -- He says he has just the business -- he ask your honour to grant him a pardon &c

Jackson Deskins

The facts in this petition are correctly stated & I would consider it a proper case for Executive clemency J. S. Dury, Comth atty

we the undersign present the case of Jackson Deskins above from our Knowledge of the facts as one that the executive should interfear and ask the same as just and right --

John Sword Wm Mullins Mardy lane Linsey Manard John Charles J, P, P, C C,, C, Mainard William Bishop Harvey Justice Wm Williams Wm Sword Lankford Mor

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William Dawson Alexander Ratliff John P. Mccay Thomas Prisson James M Thornbury dred Sparks Wm Seat Randlph Maccay Elijaas Maguire george stunpe James H. Williamson John. P. Cecil Franklin Williamson

Pike Cir Ct vs Jackson Deskins 2 judgts $60 $50, Tipling Remitted 4th Dec/65