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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-0001-029-0426 R4-183

Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky 1863-06-20 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Somerset June 20th 1863.

To His Excellency. James. F. Robinson. Governor of Kentucky- The undersigned George. A. Bowyer a citizen of Lexington Ky, would respectfully represent, that a judgment was rendered against him before the Presiding Judge of the Pulaski County ^on 20 June 1863 on charge of pedling without license^ for $100. and cost; He states, that he had been engaged for some time ^past^ in furnishing Military goods to the Division of the Army stationed at Somerset Ky, and not thinking that it was necessary to take out license for that purpose, as I was a bone fide resident and merchant tailor of Lexington Ky. come down to this town for the above stated purpose -- Understanding ^Shortly after I reached this place^ there might possibly be some difficulty in this matter I went theto the Presiding Judge, and made a full and fair statement of the whole case to him, and promised, if he should so advise to send to Lexington for license, which I did very soon after having this conversation with him, but the application was refused because I was not persenally in court, in the meantime the warrant was sued out against me, and a judgment rendered as above stated -- It is my intention to take out license if I continue to furnish goods to the army, and would ask the interposition of Executive Clemency to save me of this, as I think, unjust fine and punishment -- etc. I did do wrong, it was not with the intent to evade the law, but thro my ignorance of the legal technicalities necessary to be observed in the matter --

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And I will state to your Honor. that no warrant would have been issued against me, had not some evil disposed person circulated to my injury, that I intend to leave the country on short notice to avoid the prosecution, -- which statement was entirely false -- As a proof of its falsity, the notice of the refusal of the Fayette Clerk to issue me a license never reached here until the warrant was issued -- & I herewith enclose the letter I recd from my agent in Lexington conveying to me that information.

June 20th 1863.- George A Bowyer

We Concur in the above statement= E L Van Winkle W. McKee-Fox

I would respectfully recomend the release setting aside The fine of G A Bowyer

J Haessno Bond of " at Lexington Ky June 21 1863

Pulaski Cir. Ct $100 } Pedling

Fine remitted J F Robinson

Geo. A. Bowyer IssdJune 25. 1863.