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 November 12, 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-0001-029-0258 R3-384

Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky 1863-02-20 Petition English 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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Jamestown Ky February 20tt 1863 To his Excellency Govenor Roberson

Sir -- There has been two fines assessed in the Russell Circuit Court against John G Stanton of said County for Gaming amounting to $61,05 and$20 each at June Term 1860 We the undersigned Citizens and neigbors of said Stanton Petition to your Excellency for the purpose of having all of said fines remitted excepting that part ^Due^ the Atty for the Commonwealth Executions are in the hands of the Sheriff. at this time for coercing the payment of said fines. Mr Stanton is a poor man and regarded by all his neighbors as being strictly honest and We are satisfied that he is not able to pay said fines without making a sacrifice that will greately injure himself and prehaps cause greate distress in his family

John, C, Bolin Wm Lucas W. T. Jackman S. R. C S J Collins George Bryan J A Williams Co Atto G. B, Warren Berry Barnett Wm H Casteil Jesse Wooldredge A. Wooldrege Davis Chamberlaine Ge P Eubank I Shull Samuel Smith Rhodes Powell J Tarter James Smith William Stanton Martin van buren Stanton Wesley Bell

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N B The return day of the Executions which is now in the hands of the Sheriff is the 1st Monday in March and it will require immediate action upon this subject to do the Petitioner any good consequently I will expect speedy action upon the within subject

John G Stanton

I am well acquainted with the Petitioner M. Stanton and think that the foregoing fines ought to be remitted to do his family Justice J, A, Williams Co Atty

Russell Cir ct

Remitted J F Robinson

$20 2 fines } Mis -- Jno. G. Stanton IssdMar. 4. 1863.