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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-0001-004-0227 BR8-352 to BR8-353

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November 8th 1863 To The Honarbe Govener of Kentucky Mr Bramlet

Sir Wee your petishioners would most respectivly ask Your honor to grant John. S. Fuqua the privlige of vending Spirtilous liquors any where in the State of Kentucky without paying a lison there for we ask this for Several reasons Some of which we here gave to your honor because he has lost his health in the U. S. Servis he has been a volenteer in the 17th Regment of Ky valenteers infatry faught bravely at Fort Donelson and Served faithly untill Honerable discharged for Hemopituss and Tuburcollosis in his lunges all prodused in consequences of exposure in his continuens in Servis and consequently is not abel to labor as here to fore to suport his wife and children and because we beleve he would not abuse the privelige by vending. Spirits at improper plasis or in any way that would be injurious to the public if your honor would grat him this privlige and forward to him a lison there for we your peticioners as in duty bound will ever pray

P. S. if your honor grant this you will address to Huffs Creek Hancock County Ky To John S Fuqua

Petitioners names Jessee Hale Daniel S Hale W. C. Midkiff B. T. Wells J. S. Marow B Barnett

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G. W. Smith Elijah Crow Isaac Newton Jr Henry Boman Wm R Fuqua J. H. Davison Martin Holland Louis Barker Nickles Bais J. W. Marlow O. P. Richards Thomas Smith Wm H. Smith Waren. Crow Wm W. Smith Peter. B Martin John Newton Wm. J. Richards Elias Smith J Watson A. Sanders B Boling S Rice Thomas Dawson J A Newton J. H. Newton G W. Gillmore B Hamerstine Phillip Mcgoffen Daniel Frields Robert Martin James Thompson H Merphy Meckael Adkison Thomas W Marlow Levi. A. Chancellor Robert Mcmanamay Elisha Barker Wm Mercer L. G. Lane Sr Davise Johnson Washington Richards Milton Sanders Charles. J. Smith George, W, Bradfield Thomas Richards Sr Henry Stidum James Kaley Fraces, B, Coalmon James. L. Newton John,, B,, Phillips F. R. Lane Jourdin Boling Lewis. G. Lain Sr Isaac. N. Staples Delany Sanders James W. Newton William Huff

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The Legislature alone can grant what is here asked All other licenses are issued by the persons designated by law. The Gov has no power to license any one

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