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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-0001-004-2805 BR17-73

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-12-11 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 The Governor of the State of Kentucky

The undersigned Nancy Smith would respectfully represent to your Excellency that on the day of September 1865 She was indicted in the City Court of Louisville on a charge of Keeping a Disorderly house, and that on the 10th day of November 1865, said Indictment was heard and your petitioner was fined $100.00 & Costs The petitioner says that the witnesses found that her house was reputed to be a Bawdy-house but they had never Known any truble to be made about, that no difficulties had ever taken place, in it, and that it was as quiet and peaceable house as any in the neighborhood. the only witnesses introduced were police-officers The Court held that if it was proven to be a Bawdy house that of itself was proof that it was a disorderly house:

The petitioner states that she is a widow and poor and at the time the indictment was found She had taken her mother & brother & ^2 children^ and self into the Country and were living in the county, outside of the City

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She states that said fine & costs is very heavy and She is unable to pay the same even if compelled to pay it it will cause her to suffer very much and she prays your Excellency to remit to her the Fine and will ever pray

Respectfully Nancy Smith

State of Kentucky Jefferson Circuit Sct

Nancy Smith says the above petition is true

Nancy Smith

Subscribed and sworn to Before me this 11 of December 1865

J Cromwell P J

H C Russell T. Blitz J. F.. Gelham Th. A V Beck Chas J Vander John Vetter Mike Wm H Silliman

Louisville City Ct vs Nancy Smith $100. Remitted 13th Dec 1865 Remit