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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-0001-004-3415 BR42-299

Franklin County, Kentucky Franklin County, Kentucky 1863 Petition English 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 Kentucky

Your petitioner John Miller would respectfully State to your excellency that he was attackrcognised in the Franklin Circuit Court to appear as a witness for the Commonwealth against Meritt charged with Feloney petitioner was misinformed as to the Day that his attendance was required and attendance one ^week^ day after said recognicence was forfeited and a Judgement for one hundred dollar rendered against him and costs petitioner is now confined in the Jail of Jefferson County for the payment of said Debt and has so been for two weeak past. petitioner is poor and unable to pay said debt he prays your Excellency to remit the portion of said Deft due the state will ever pray

John Miller

John Miller states that the statements contained in the foregoing petition is true as he believes

John Miller

subscribed & sworn to before me this 20th 1863 J. P. Gailbriath Notary Public J. P. Ky

J. P. Gailbraith Atty at Law