George W. Kinsor to Thomas E. Bramlette

Accession Number

KYR-0001-004-0224

Document Genre

Petition

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867

Item Location

BR8-346 to BR8-347

Date of Creation

October 1863

Dates Mentioned

1862-04

1863-09

1863-10

1863-10-24

To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlett Gov of the Commonwealth of Ky, Your petitioner George W Kinsor would most respectfully represent unto your Excellency, that at the April Term 1862, of the Knox Circuit Court. he was indicted for the offense of "Keeping a Tipling House" and at the September Term 1863 of the Knox Circuit Court. he appeared in open court and plead guilty to said charge whereupon a fine of $60 was assed against him. He says that the facts in said case are about as follows that just a short time before the finding of the indictment he moved to this Knox Co Ky from Tennessee, and purchased a farm upon which was a "Tavern stand" and afterwards bought some liquors with a view to go to tavern keeping, that when he was ready to procur his license, the County Judge of Knox Co Ky and every resident lawyer was absent from the County in consequence of rebel invasion, and he could not obtain any legal advice upon the matter that he advised with a justice of the Peace, who' advised him that he could sell liquor untill a County Court was held and then procur his license, and all would be right, that he did obtain his license at the first Court held, but had sold liquors before, He acted upon the advice of the Justice supposing he knew the law He says that he has always endeavored to be obedient to the laws that he is a loyal man and an obedient citizen the premises considered he prays that your Excellency
may extend to him the arm of your Executive clemency and remit the fine as aforesaid

George W Kinsor

Sworn to before me by George W Kinsor October 1863

James T Goshen J P

We the undersigned would like to see your Excellency remit the fine against Mr Kinsor

F. P. Stickly
J, W, Anderson
Ja^s T Goshen
R Herndon
J, W, Ridgell
W, B, Anderson
W^m Tuggle
Thomas J Pitzer

W. W. Pope P. J. K. C. C
Alfred Tinsley Clk K. C, C
J. W. Davis M. H. Rept
John Brogans

Knox Cir Court
vs
George W Kinsor
Petition

Remit all except fees & costs
Oct 24^th 1863
Tho Bramlette

$260,
Tipling

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