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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-0001-004-2823 BR17-94 to BR17-95

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Hardin Grant Cir. Ct To His Excellency Thos E Bramlett Govenor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner would respectfully represent and State that W. N. Simpson was tried and found guilty and fined seventy Dollars for an assault and battery upon the person of R. G. Merks ^at the present Term of this Court (Oct 1865)^ We further represent that we are well Known to W N Simpson that he his is generally Known in the community wherein he lives as a peacible quiet orderly citizen that the guilt and fine were both fixed upon Simpson alone by the Testimoney of sd Merks

We think this a case peculiarly addressed to thyour Executive Clemency and would pleased to have yours for Mr Simpson on the premises.

O. D. McManama J M Collins W T Simmons N. H. Jeffers c, G, c, c, Kemp S Carter Dpy clk. James J Ross J. W. Hutchison John Carnes P F McIlvain W, Harrison John Shively M Burnett Thomas E Williams Wm R. Ransom G. B, Dance Patrick Burns H S Rankin J. F. Sheriff J. Holbrook

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B. Wilson, J, G, C James F Ponder A M Childers J Peck G W Simpson W C Williams T. P Evans Peter S Edwards Preston Isaacks Thos D. Finnell Wm McPherson Albert Ackerman A. H. Nixon William J Ashcraft J Q Lowe Samuel Cook D, Mcgowen B. K. Merrill Geo Williams J T odor Thomas E Williams H H Sully C J Armass Isaac W Craswhite J, O'Hara Jr Atto G. W. Craddock Thos A Franklin Clk. G. C. C.

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Grant Cir Ct vs W. N. Simpson $70, Assault & Battery Remitted 11 Dec/65