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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-0001-004-3476 BR42-403 to BR42-404

Mercer County, Kentucky Mercer 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 Gov Tho, E, Bramlette,

Your petitioner Jas Anderson of color states that at the present term of the Mercer Circuit Court he was find fifty Dollars in the case of the Com. vs himself & others That sd fine was imposed upon him for having a fight with some other persons of color, Your petitioner states that he is now confined in the Jail of Mercer Co for the payment of sd fine, and that he is verry poor and has a wife and six children dependent on him for support. He therefore prays your Excellency to remit such portions of sd find as is coming to the Commonwealth.

Jas ^his X mark^ Anderson

Att Robert Gallagher

We the undersigned citizens of Mercer Co untite in the prayer of the above petitioner.

P. B, Thompson Jr att at Law John H. Fairman Town Marshall R F Connor D C Geo. O. Herndon Robert Gallagher Jailor of M Co W D James Depety Shriff H F James S m C J. W. Cardwell

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Mercer Cir Ct vs Jas Anderson $50