Petition

M. K. Mays 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
BR13-251
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1746
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32204633

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Dates
1865-04
1865-09
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Citation

M. K. Mays 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-0001-004-1746 (November 15, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of Commonwealth of Kentucky Your Petitioner M. K. Mays would respectfully unto your Excellency that at the April Term of the Knox circuit Court 1865 He was Indicted for keeping a Tipling House and at the September Term of said Court 1865 He was found guilty of retailing & Judgment went against him for twenty dollars He Says it is true He sold the Whisky for which He was Indicted & fined for Ralph Mays said Ralph at the time being a tavern keeper and your Petitioner was not sworn as required by law but did not know that it was necessary that he should be sworn before selling for another man the man being a Licensed Taven keeper He says that He did not realize one cent by the sale and did not Expect to rialize any thing at the time He says that He is a poor man having a family to Support and is a law abiding citizen & did not know at the time the act was committed that He was violating law Wherefore the premises considered He prays that your Excellincy remit said fine for which He will Ever feel Greatful

M. K. Mays

[Page 2]

We believe the Statements of the within Petition and join in the prayer thereof

H. H. Hunter C, K, C, C
Demcy King
Jesse Logan
John Goodin, S, K, C,
W B Anderson
G. S. Dowis
W E Wood
Wm Tuggle
J R Helton
J, W, Ridgell
James Tuggle
W F Finley
W. H Randall

Dear Governor

I would be glad you would remit the foregoing fine

Respectfully yours
Granville Pearl

M K Mays
Remit