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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-0001-004-2824 BR17-96 to BR17-97

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To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

At the Last September Term of the Nelson Circuit Court, a Jury found a Verdict against Nathaniel Wickliffe for a Breach of the Peace, and assessed the Fine at Thirty Dollars

Now, we the undersigned Citizens of Nelson County most respectfully ask of Your Excellency to remit the Fine, or so much thereof as does not come within the Statute for better protecting the fees of the Commonwealth Attorneys, made and provided in Such cases.

We understand, and So respectfully State the facts of the case to be -- that in the Summer of 1863, Some four or five Young men whilst stopping a few hours in the town of Fairfield in this County broke

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Some Window glasses, decanters tumblers &c -- but that Young Wickliffe then and there paid the owner of the property the Sum of Twenty Five Dollars, the amount claimed by him dafor damages Sustained

At the calling of the Cause, he Young Wickliffe, although duly Summoned was not present in Court, nor had he Engaged any one to enter a Plea of "Not Guilty" -- and the Jury found him Guilty as before Stated and assessed the Fine at Thirty Dollars. --

Now in Consideration of the Premises, we ask of your Excellency to remit the fine and we will ever pray &c

C W Blandford A. S Brooks G. A. Dupin Tho, Larue J C Applegate V. B. Oneil William Higgins E. B. Smith Jr Ben Ellis John Marnell A. J. Mattingly R, A, Lavely D J Wood J John Price E W Crozier A, Crawford A K Cox

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David Auld Wm H Slaughter C E Wilson H M Cochran E E Green W. E. Hayden B. Goldrick J. B Huckley J. T. Harris I. H McIsaac A H Turner M. M. Spalding Chas B Hayden Wm B Carothers J E. Smith W. H Willett W. N. Beckham W. W. Metcalfe Sam Brown Joseph Hart F. G. Rogers

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Nelson Cir Ct vs N. Wickliffe $30 Breach Peace Remitted 11 Dec/65