Thomas H. Corbett to James F. Robinson

Accession Number

KYR-0001-029-0169

Document Genre

Petition

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863

Item Location

R3-259 to R3-260

Place of Creation

Columbus, Fulton County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

30 January 1863

Dates Mentioned

1863-01-30

Columbus KyJany 30"/63
To his Excellency
James F Robinson

Respected Sir at the [ ] Term of the Fulton Equity & Criminal Court James H. Cayce was fined Sixty dollars for Keeping a tippling house. I was Commonwealths attorney for this Judicial district at the time, and the facts as developed by the testimony was these, M^r Cacey had Tavern licens, to keep a tavern at Caceys Station on the Mobile & Ohio rail road in Fulton County this state, The house that
M^r Cacey sold Whiskey was upon the same lot that his Tavern house was on but not under the same roof. Cacey Exhibited his licens upon the trial, But the court was under the impression, that a man who had Tavern licens Must sell his liquors or keep in^a^ Bar under the same roof of the house that was licensed as a Tavern and so Instructed the Jury, I know that M^r Cacey was acting in good faith under his license, and really thought that it would make no
difference in law so he sold liquor or kept his Bar on the same lot that his Tavern house was, on, I have known M^r Cacey a great while and know that he is strictly a law abiding man and would do no act in violation of law knowingly, he has therefore sent your Excellency a petition, asking your Excellency to remit so much of the fine as in your power to remit

very Respectfully
Your obedient Servant
Thos H Corbett

To his Excellency
J. F. Robinson
Frankfort Ky

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