Petition

John Raley and W. P. Downs to Thomas E. Bramlette

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
Box / Folder
BR10-97
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0717
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FTP Identifier
32203604

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Dates
--03
1863-03
1864-03-29
1864-04-26
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John Raley and W. P. Downs to Thomas E. Bramlette, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0717 (November 15, 2026).

[Page 1]

To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky your petitioners John Roley and W P Downs would state that at the present March term of the Ohio Circuit Court they were found guilty each of Keeping a Tippling house.

They would state this that they were selling goods ware and merchandise in a very small way and listed with Jacob Leach Federal assessor of Ohio County for license and procurred license from W H Miller Deputy Collector for the Government ^also License from the County Court Clerk of this County^ and thought by virtue of the authority that they had the right to sell and did in any quantity to suit purchases. They believe from what the assessor said they had the right to sell and did sell publicly — The sheriff of the county and others thought they had the right to sell — So soon as they learned that they had no right under this license to sell, they quit di[speresed] and are not now engaged in farming — They pray for Executive Clemency & would state thay they are very poor men —

John ^his X mark^ Raley
W. P. Downs

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The within parties applied to me for license and listed with me and I told them to go on and sell thing^king^ they had the right.

Jacob H Leach assistant assessor 8th Div
1st Col Dis

I certify that John Roley & W P Downs did take out Government License for Retaling Spirits for which they paid $20

W H Miller D Col US Tax

I certify that W P. Downs was granted a license to retail liquor in quantities not less than a quart at the March Term 1863. This 29 March 1864

R. J. Moseley Clerk
Ohio County Court
Kenty:

We the undersigned jury in this case join in this petition

Ohio Cir Ct.
vs
Roley & Dovons

Remit except fees & costs
Thos E Bramlette

$60 each
Tipling
26th Apl/64