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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0141 R3-216 to R3-217

Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky 1862-12-01 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 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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Bladsville KY Decber ^the^ 1 1862 To his Excellency James F. Robertson

Govnor of the commonwealth Your petioner James L Henderson States that at the June term of the Ballard equity & crimnal court A Judgment was Rendered against your petitoione for the Sum of one hundred Dollars at the Said Judgment was rendered on a forfeiture reconnisce Executed by Henry Gambrell and this your petitioner as securty your petitioner represent un to excellency tha he has used all the means in his power to have the defendant Henry Gambrell brought before the Court has failed to do so that Said gambrell has Joined the Federdl Armey and concequencly has for the preant plecd it out of his power to have him brought to court your petitione would further State Said Gambrell was Indicted for a breach of the peace and have Been prsesant but for the finding by the grand Jury of other indictments of a more serious nature now your petitioner would further State that he is a very Poor man and has a large family a wife & Eight children and your petitioner his Self Being a cripple his arm and Legg

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he further Says tha if forced to pay the debt his wife and children are compeled to Suffer for food and clothing he therefore pays your excellency to remit Said fine and he will for ever feel in duty bound

JJas L. Henderson

We the undersigned Neighbours of James L Henderson the petitione have read the statements in the within petition and know the same to be tru and would recmmend the Said petitioner to the clemency of your Excelency December the 1st 1862

W F Juett

J D White Z. W. Bagg J. C. oneal B S Smith E Bristow A M Violett Thos Vallandingham Asa Richardson Geo Hamerson Wm Davis JR A. R. Vie Safe Riche G. S. P. Jonson R H Rutter Jason Billington Z Eliott N S C Brown John Rutter Smith Garrett J H masters W W Watson W Cluskey W H Daves Wm Pallack N C Thomas L W Mason L S Seay W M Elliott W Games George Martin C S. coaths .J W. Printney Joseph Brown Lucy Printney J C Mcintosh Sanford Asbury W Y P Mosly

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R B Nevie Malinda fres Charles Campbell Wm Michell N Steerman Jane Steerman J Milende Mary Steerman D N Dodsen Seign Mary Dodson Columbus Dodson D N Dodson. Jun I P Aashworth Unis Ashworth D Bodkin Elisa Bodkin J Bodkin Charley Bodkins John Turner Jasper Turner Elisabeth An Asbury J W Bell Henry Harding Mary Harding Jas Watson Harriett Watson Green Adams tTurner Adams D Campbell and Wife John Woolfork Wife Wm Ross Wife Jo Hogg and Wife Jas Smith J S Asbury Elisa Aasbury P S Jackson Mary An Kint John Wright Jas Deartey Jas M Norton Milley Norton Mary Jane Norton George Mitchee J C McCluer Avery Dicus John Mitchell Sen John R Mitchel C N Nelson M C Hawthhorn WWiley Diens John W Price Ann E Price Sabray Dicus Jane Partin Diens Zachariah T. Price David Pickett William Dicus Marshall Adams Robert Adams William Adams Elizabeth Adams Elisabeth Packett Jas Jonston C F picktt Wife

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Ballard Cir. Ct

Forfiture remitted 5 Nov 1862 J F Robinson $100. } Recog. Jas L. Henderson IssdDec 5. 1862