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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-0001-004-3300 BR42-127 to BR42-128

Laurel County, Kentucky Laurel 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 "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 Thomas E. Bramlett Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your petitioner Martin Jones states that at the presant term of the Laurel Circuit Court he was fined in the sum of twenty Dollars on an indictment for gameing Your petitioner states that he is no gambler, but happened to engage in a little game for amusement (where there was merely a treat but) at Mr Gibson,s store in Laurel County-

and he was indicted & fined as above stated, he is a poor man who makes this support of himself and family by honest labour & he therefore prays that your excellency may remit said fine all except the cost

Martin Jones petitioner

We the undersigned are acquainted with petitioner Martin Jones & state that he is a sober industrious harmless man & we pray to be heard in his behalf that your excellency may remit said fine

David M. Lyttle

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We concur in the prayer of the foregoing petition

R. Herndon R. P. Young L. A. Byron

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Laurel Cir Ct Martin Jones Petition