Petition

William Warriner to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-06-18

Date of Creation
June 18, 1864
Place of Creation
Russell County, Kentucky
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
BR11-38
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0993
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FTP Identifier
32203880

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Dates
1864-04
1864-06-18
1864-07-12
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William Warriner to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-06-18, 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-0001-004-0993 (November 13, 2026).

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State of Kentucky Russell County SS

William Warriner States that he was indicted by the Grand Jury of Russell County and at the April Term of the Russell Circuit Court 1864 he was fined by said court the sum of $20 for keeping a tippling house at the Russell Springs in said County. He states that he had been keeping a tavern at said Springs under a licence granted by the County Court which had expired and he was told by the United States assessor that he must take out a licence to keep a tavern which he done. under which license he continued to sell ardent spirits and keep tavern under the impression that it was all sufficient and that their was no necessity for any other licence under the state laws. States that he is a law abiding citizen & does not violate any of the laws willingly. He therefore respectfully askess the govenor of Kentucky to remit said fine so far as the Commonwealth is concerned and as in duty bound &c

Wm Warriner

Sworn to and subscribed by William Warriner before me an Examiner for Russell County this 18th day of June 1864

George Bryan Exam R C

We the undersigned residents of Russell County join with the petitioner above for the remission of the fine as stated in the above petition

Achilles Nelson
S P.. Collins

George Bryan
W M Green

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Russell Cir Ct
vs
Wm Warriner
Tipling
$20

Remit except fees & costs
12th July/64