{CITY OF LOUISVILLE
PROGRESS
KENTUCKY}
Mayor's Office,
Louisville, Ky., Nov^r 6^th 1865
His Excellency Gov. Tho^s E. Bramlett of the State of Ky,,
Sir

I have the honour to enclose the petition of Mary Ryan. this woman was fined $600⁰⁰ in the city court of this city — Your Excellency on a former occasion remited $300⁰⁰ of said fine. Since which She has paid $100⁰⁰ the receipt for which I enclose also, this woman has Kept her House as regular as any of her class ofHouses and in my opinion more So. and I pass those houses day and night, besides $100⁰⁰ is more than Some of the Keepers of first class houses have been fined I have reason to believe that the payment of the remaining $200⁰⁰ would about begger this woman who was thus heavily fined more from prejudice than desert — as an officer of

the city cognisant of the character of all Such Houses I would in spirit of justice and humanity recomend to your Excellency the remittance of the remainder of this womans fine

I am Sir
Very respectfully
Your ob^t Serv'^t
W^m Hipwell
Lieut of Police