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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0092 BR8-139 to BR8-139A

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To his Excellency Jas F Robinson Thos E Bramlette -- Governor of State of Kentucky Frankfort Ky

Your petitioner -- L R Cheek -- would respectfully represent that he is a citizen of Smithland in Livingston county Kentucky -- That in the year of 1862- kept a grocery under License for sale to citizens of sd county -- That he has in everything endeavored to respect & obey all laws that he is and has ever been a Union loyal Man- ever opposed to the rebellion and has never aided or abetted or countenanced the opposers of the Govr

States that Hill is and was in 1862 the overseer of Dr B Sanders in Livingston County having charge & control of his negroes -- States that in the month of February 1863 sd Hill came into your petitioner's grocery with "Henry" one of D B Sanders negroes under his control as overseer & requested your petitioner to let him have a pint of liquor -- Your petitioner was not present being sick but his son sold the liquor -- Your petitioner being ignorant of the statute law let the boy have the liquor on verbal order- overseer Hill being present- not knowing it required a written order when master or person controlling negro was present -- states that afterwards to wit on day of 1863 Grand jury of sd county found a Bill against your petitioner for selling to slave without written order & on sd Bill jury at our last court August 1863

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a jury fined your petitioner the sum of Fifty Dolls ($50)

Your petitioner would most humbly beg under the circumstances that your Honor Remit sd Fine -- Believing that the spirit of the law never intended or contemplated such cases as this -- Hill the overseer was present when the liquor was botand came in with the negro Henry & requested that your petitioner let him have it- Both Hill (overseer) & your petitioner were ignorant of it requiring a written order when Master was present-

Your petitioner is a very poor man- and depends wholly on his exertions as laborer to make a living- is now working at the Tin business in Smithland -- Trusting the clemency of Your Excellency in this Matter, is

Most Respectfully L. R. Cheek

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We know L R Cheek well and believe that he is an honest man & would not misrepresent facts and beg that his fine be remitted

Jas Hamilton J R Haywood J. M. Layman G. W. Drury Tilor ^his^ Elliott Young Rucker J W Mills S Littlefield N Beverly S. R. Green James Zanone Thos Croker G. E. Class. Dr James B. Gaines G.. A.. Trail J.. Ramage Wm Sparks R. Tuttle C. H Webb. P C Ford W. C. Noel John P Williamson J. W. Richardson Tom M Daer