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 November 12, 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-0001-004-0295 BR8-468

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To his Excellency The Governor of Ky

Your petitioners who are all Loyal citizens of, Kentucky and Warren County would respectfully represent to your Excellency that James Brown of This County was fined the Sum of Seventy five Dollars at the last August term of the Equity and criminal court for warren county for tipling or retailing Spiritous liquors we know Mr Brown is not in the true Sense of the term a tipler of Spirious liquers but was on this ocasion Induced to get a Jug of Whiskey and to carry it to a Sale by Some friends --

We further State Mr Brown to be a civil Steedy and industrious man of Good Morral Character but verry poor and has a wife and Seven children dependant on him for Suport. Therfor we pray your interposition Novr 25" 1863 --

B,, Grinsted Leonard Harris E. Mc Grinsted Richard,, H,, Caplinger H Y Gardner Thomas, S, Elrod B, C, Grider H Grider P W Potter Ivy Gardner Wm M Arnold

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Warren Equity & Crim Court

I cannot understand could be assessed The amt does not accord with any law -- upon the Subject of tippling. --

T, E. B

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This fine according to law should have been $20 -- it is in excess all above that sum. Remit all except fees & costs which will reduce the penalty to the legal amount or nearly so.

Tho E Bramlette

James Brown Tipling $20 -- 21st Dec/63