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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-0001-004-3049 BR43-162 to BR43-163

Lawrence County, Kentucky Lawrence County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 Thos. E Bremlett Govenor of Kentucky

You Petitioner Would Respectfully Represent that While a Soldier in the 39th Ky Vols in his camp He Played a Game of Poker or Games with some of His Fellow Soldiers For small Amts

That at the Oct Term Term of the Lawrence Circuit Court 1863 He was Indicted for the same

Your Petitioner is not a Gambler & never won or lost ($5.00) Five Dollars in the World on Poker or any other Game

You Petitioner lives in the state of West Va but does not like to have his name called Every Court in connection with this matter & would ask all the Cases Except his was dissmissed where Soldier offendy during the war in this Particular offense that your Excellency Pardon Him for which he will be Ever Gratful yours

G T Justice

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Your Petitioner would Respectfully join in the Prayer of George Justice for Pardon S Short S J Yates H. C. Smith S B Justice Thos. Wallace John Bentley Samuel Hall William Baker John Davis Henry Baker G F Johnson W. V. Myers G C Frasher James C Layne Benj F Martin Calvin Wellman J. W. Yates Jonas Jordan H. Hale G. W. Hale James Wellman A. R. Crislin Matthew Drake A R Frazier J F Hackworth Greenville Lackey

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William Burchett Griffith Evans Levi Atkins Armistard Burchett Thomas M Burchett J. D. Bradley William Riley Bradley Louis F Bradley J D Wellman James Garred Wm Martin Wm Borr J. D. Marcum Wm Stone John M Frasher Thos Pigg William Gray J B Leonard Samuel Jones

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Lawrence Cir Ct. vs George Justice Indicted for Gaming Pardoned 12 Feby

Hon B