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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-0001-004-3377 BR42-242

Henderson County, Kentucky Henderson County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette Govr of Ky.

We the undersigned most respectfully petition you to grant to Geo W Shryock a remission of several fines that were adjudged against him in the Henderson Circut Court at its June term 1864- to wit- one fine for keeping a gaming house -- $200& -- again for the same offence $200x again for keeping a tippling house $50x

There are also pending against sd Shryock nine other indictments, preferred at June term of sd Court 1864- to witone for keeping disorderly house Do " Assault & battery Do " Suffering gaming in his house Six " Selling liquor to a slave.

At the time sd Shryock was charged with these misdemeanors, this county was in a condition of general disorder. The civil law was in effect suspened- the country full of guerrillas, bands of ruffians, soldier, white & black- & all society disturbed. In consideration of the then state of affairs, we think the misconduct of any citizen should be judged with more forbearance & lenity than of committed in the time of peace & order. We think there should now be forgiveness & amnesty for the misdeeds of the war, and as sd Shryock is old, extremely poor, & broken down in health, we the undersigned, being his neighbors, urge your excellency to grant

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when a remission of all penalties under the before mentioned indictments, he having given us the assurance, which we accept, that in future he will demean himself as a good citizen. If not granted relief by your excellency, he must be imprisoned, & his frail health would support him the but a brief period. ^in confinement.^ We beg you to extend this mercy to an unfortunate fellow citizen-

Henderson Ky: Geo E. Funk J. S. Rouse

Since the signing of the above, G W Shyrock has been arrested, & is now in the Jail of the County. The Govr. will please direct his response to this petition to J. S. Rouse

Henderson Ky Jas Manion sr James Manion Fr James B Harrison Thos R. Long D. H. Sartain Bryant y Murphy John White Charles Zoham J W Canam W. T. Clinger J. H. Shackelford Charles Hape Daniel Altmire Elaxander munro. John McBee Solomon Coker Jefferson Pack J E Gregory N H Griffin Y. L. Williams W. L. Imbler John. McLellan Lewis, Hape James Stewart P. T. Scheron Benjamin Burkop John Shepard H Shepperd A C Bryan John Baskett Hilrey Baskett Charles Clay Saml Hopkins E Saml Lin G W Grant J. L. Yager Griffin