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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-0001-029-0239 R3-358 to R3-359

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1863-02-13 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": 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 "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Louisville Febry 13th 1863. My dear friend

At the instance of a Constituent of yours, Mr Wm Hehl, who lives in the first Ward, I take the liberty to trouble you with a small matter. but to this poor-fellow, a thing of great importance; some time ago he had a little grocery up on Green street I believe in the outskirts of the City and some negroes & white men came into his place and played cards some person had the poor fellow indicted for it: It was not tried, and his lawyer. and the City Atto and the marshall got him to confess a Judgment and pay the Costs; and that they would join him in a petition to the Gov to get him to forgive him which he did.

They came to me, together with his wife and without fee

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or reward I prepared his petition for him, and knowing the Governor personally since they being very ignorant. I called upon the Governor for him and delivered to him their humble petition to which the Gov has never made no reply: I can only say this that this poor fellow has nothing but a wife and seven children and he supports them by hard work daily, and unless something can be done for him they will take him, to the work house on monday to pay it; He is a poor ignorant creature and they deceived him with the confession of Judgments by making him believe they could get the Governor to remit it: The petition was before the Governor when He was in Louisville. If you can do any good for him, you will aid a worthy man

E S. Craig

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Govr Robinson,

I trust sir that you may be able to release the poor fellow

Jas Speed

Govr Robinson

I heartily join with Mr Speed in requesting you to remit the fine of $200 -- imposed on Mr Hehl, in the City Court of Louisville

I believe from all the information in my possession that Mr Hehl is a worthy man but poor and ignorant

J. C. Beeman 14 Feby 1863

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Louisville City Ct $200

Fine order remitted -- on Pettn filed 14 Febry 1863 J F Robinson

Wm Hehl Issd14 Feby 1863