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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-0001-004-2969 BR43-52

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To his Excellency T E Bramlett Governor of Ky we the undersigned petitioners would represent unto your honour that at the last term of the Taylor Circuit Court James DeWitt was fined $40 -- for shooting at Jacob Shofreer, we would represent, unto your honour that at the time the shooting took place said Dewitt was drinking, & was so drunk that he Could not walk without staggering falling about. in fact so drunk that we do not think he knew what he was doing, he is a poor Young man with no property, hard working boy is agout 17 years old & is not quarrelsome, never had any other difficulty that we Know of, we would respectfully petition your honour to remit said fine

W Howell Wm Cloyd D G. Mitchell J. B. McWhorter was present R Davis A Matthis J. D. Williams T. R. Wright Geo W Redmon F. I. Hiestan

I join with the above petitioners in recommending the remission of the fine against James DeWitt

respectfully J H Chandler

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Taylor Cir Ct vs Jas Dewitt

refused