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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-0001-029-0270 R3-400 to R3-401

Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky 1863-03-25 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 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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Augusta Ky March 25th/63 Gov. Jas. F. Robinson Dear Sir

At the last term of the Bracken Circuit Court a gentleman by the name of John Elliott was fined for giving a slave a drink of liquor -- It was done under the following circumstances --

Mr Elliott is, & was at the time a Hotel Keeper, and gave some young gentleman an oyster supper -- the ownerson of the owner of the slave being one of the party -- upon that occassion in the presence of this young man, the son of the owner of

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the slave, Mr Elliott give said negro a dram -- This is the whole case -- For this Mr Elliott was fined at the suggestion, or rather information of an Enemy, not the owner of the slave or any of his family -- As soon as he was indicted, Mr Elliott appeared before the Judge & confessed & was fined -- He did not for a moment dream under such circumstances, in the presence of the negros youngmaster, he would ever be subjected to any difficulty -- He informs

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me that the Commonwealths Attorney, & Judge addressed you a letter about the 2nd of this month asking the remission of said fine -- Not having received an Answer, he fears you did not receive the communication -- & requests me to write again --

Mr Elliott is a gentleman of integrity & respectable standing in the community in which he lives, and I beleive he intended no wrong, & under the circumstances the fine ought to be remitted --

I hope if consistent with your views of duty

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you will remit the fine

Sincerely yr frd Thornton. F. Marshall

T F Marshall ask remission of Mr Elliots fine