M. L. Rice to Thomas E. Bramlette

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KYR-0001-004-1502

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Petition

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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

BR12-329 to BR12-33

Place of Creation

Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

27 February 1865

Dates Mentioned

1865-02-27

1865-03-03

M. L. Rice to Thomas E. Bramlette, 27 February 1865, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, BR12-329 to BR12-33, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-1502, (accessed November 5, 2024).

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Lancaster Kentucky
Febr. 27^th 1865
To His Excellency
Tho^s E Bramlette
Gov. Of. the Commonwealth
Of. Kentucky
Frankfort Ky.

The undersigned would respectfully represent to your Excellency that John. J. Huffman against whom an indictment was found at the present term of the ^Garrard Cir Ct^ and for which Judgment was confessed in the sum of $300, ~~han --~~ for permitting persons to tipple and drink more than was necessary at his bar, has kept an orderly house and while instances of persons drinking too much may have occured occasionally at his bar -- we are satisfied that the same was done contrary to his inclinations and we know of his often refusing when present to permit any thing of the Kind and such instances as did occur were such as could not well be avoided under the circumstances. There is not in the state a more orderly or genteel Hotel kept in the state of Kentucky We hope therefore your excellency will remit the fine as we know Mr Huffman had no intention or desire to commit any offense or violate the law.

Respectfully
M. L. Rice

Lancaster Ky
Febr 27^th 1865
Dear Gov --

I freely concur in the statements of the petitioners herein and am free to state that I boarded at Mr Huffmans twelve months or [remaining] through that space of time and I know that Huffman has kept not only a good house but much more orderly. than usual with hotels, I hope you will grant the request of him & petitioners

Yr friend
M H Owsly

We concur in the statements of the foregoing Petition. have been stopping with J J Huffman for years, and am Satisfied that he has kept and now keeps one of the best & most quietly arranged & orderly Hotels in the State of Kentucky

Fon T Fox
M, I, Dunham

Garrard Cir Ct
vs
J. J Huffman
$300.
Remitted
3^d Mch/65

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