C. C. Lewis to Thomas E. Bramlette

Accession Number

KYR-0001-004-0559

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

BR9-386 to BR9-387

Place of Creation

Bourbon County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

13 February 1864

Dates Mentioned

1860

1861-04

1864-02-13

1856-02-13

1864-04-12

1861-03-08

To his Excellency Thos E. Bramblette. The Petition of C C Lewis_ This petitioner states that he was for a while a Tavern keeper in the year 1860 in North Middletown County of Bourbon and that while engaged in that business he was indicted for suffering gameing in my ^his^ house and was fined by the Bourbon Circuit Court at the April Term 1861 in the sum of fifty Dollars and costs. This petitioner states further that this fine was imposed upon him unjustly as he firmly believes — He admits that there was gameing proved to have taken place on his house, but the gaming was commenced by those engaged in it without his knowledge or consent — He states that he did not permit or allow gaming to be carried on at the house & he endeavored in every particular to keep an orderly house & to fill in any particular his duty as a Tavern keeper — He prays that the fine be remitted and that he be relieved by Executive Clemency for in as much thereof as can be Given under my hand this 13 Feby 1864

C. C. Lewis

Sworn to before me as Examiner of Bourbon County Kentucky by C. C Lewis this 13^th day of February 1856

Tho. P. Smith Examr

The affidavit of William F Craig affiant states that during the time C C Lewis kept a Tavern in North Middletown Bourbon County he himself resided in the Town of North Middletown and ~~principally in the~~ ^was very frequently in the house of^ said Lewis and he had the best opporuity of Knowing what kind of house was kept by him said Lewis — He knows that Lewis kept an orderly house and that He did not suffer or consent for gaming to be carried on in his house- He states that although he has been idicted & found for suffering gaming in his House he is satisfied that s^d Lewis did not keep a gaming house.

Given under my hand this 12, Ap^l 1864

Will F. Craig

Sworn to before me an Examiner of Bourbon County Kentucky by Will F Craig this 13^th day of February 1864.

Tho P Smith Exr.

The undersigned respectfully request his Excellency Gov Bramblette to remit the fine against C C Lewis upon such Terms as may be proper Feby 13 1864

James Paton
Geo. W. Williams

Bourbon Cir Ct.
vs
C. C. Lewis
Gaming
Remitted
8^th March
1861

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