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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-0001-004-0094 BR8-141 to BR8-142

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To his Excellency Governor Bramblette of Ky.

The undersigned petitioners respectfully state that at this August Term 1863 of this Campbell Circuit Court Sebastian Gramer was fined for keeping a tipling house the sum of sixty dollars & costs This is an exceedingly hard case, agst. a very poor man, and is in our judgement such as calls for Executive clemency --

sd Gramer is a German unacquainted with the laws of Kentucky & has always looked upon Native wine ^(as he says)^ to be as natural and innocent a drink as water -- He was keeping a small grocery in Jamestown and obtained a license to sell beer, from the Trustees- This, Gramer innocently supposed justified at least ^the sale of^ Native wine -- It was proven by one witness on the trial (Charles Slain) that Gramer had let him have native wine as often as two or three times & this was all the evidence -- We as jurors who tried the case and as citizens of the immediate vicinity respectfully ask the Governor to remit this fine & we are satisfied that public justice will not suffer & that Mr Gramer will never again offend agst the law which he has innocently done as we believe in this caseSep. 18. 1863

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Campbell Circuit Court August 5th 1863 Commonwealth Vs, On Indictment S. Gramer

The parties appeared and the defendant plead not guilty thereupon came a Jury, viz: J. O. Prather, J. Constans, P. H. Kemper, Lewis Donahower, Wm M. Neyman, S. Allen, John Butcher, John Nelson, Thos. Marston, Chas. Murnan, Geo. Summers & B. Caruthers; who were sworn to try the issue after hearing the evidence returned the following verdict, viz: "We the jury find the defend't guilty of Keeping a tippling house as charged in the indictment, P. A. C, Kemper, foreman." It is therefore adjudged that the commonwealth recover of the defendant a fine of Sixty Dollars, and the costs of this proceeding; and that the defendant stand convicted until the fine is paid such commutal not to exceed 30 days.

A Copy Attest, Gus. Arttman, C. C. C. by X. Sine, D, C

Petitioners Names John Butcher Juror Thomas A Martin Juror Jacob Constans Juror L B Donahower Juror Geo Summers Juror

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Charles Wetzel. Juror J Horsfall Jailor Stephan Allen Juror Theodore Truiven Mayer of Jamestown John Bukemeier Truste Rudolph Krune Truste James Feslar trustee Moses R Harris Trustee Wm Tiemann Trustee Charles Kuhlmann Trustee

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Campbell Cir Ct vs

Remit all except fees and costs

Tho E Bramlette

S. Gramer Tipling $60 -- 10th Nov/63