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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-0001-004-0623 BR9-488 to BR9-489

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To his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Your petitioner the undersigned would respectfully represent that the Grand Jury for Laurel County at the March Term of the Laurel Circuit Court 1864 returned an Indictment against him for retailing ^to which he plead guilty & Judgmt was rendered for $20 -- ^ The facts in the case being as follows- viz. Your Petitioners brother E. S. McNeill being a licensed Tavern Keeper and Keeping Liquors in his Tavern house, The undersigned residing at the same house attended the Bar and sold Liquors without having Taken the oath required of Tavern Keepers he states that he was ignorant of the fact that the law required all persons Thus superintending or selling to take any oath That he was endeavoring to comply with the law enforced upon Tavern Keepers in all other respects having no Knowledge of the late act in regard to the oath as above stated That he is innocent of any intention to evade or violate the laws of the Country and most respectfully prays your Excellency to remit said Judgment

Jonathan McNeill

Sworn to before me by Jonathan McNeill 24 March 1864 C B Davis Clerk L Cir Ct

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The undersigned are personally well acquainted with Jonathan McNeill who is an industrious law abiding orderly Citizen We have every reason to believe the statements he has made in the Foregoing petition are true

And respectfully pray your Excellency to remit said Judgment

C B Davis Clk L Cir Ct James Jackson Granville Pearl R. Boyd Thos J. Canifax P. J. L. C

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Laurel Cir Ct vs } Tipling $20 -- J. McNeil

Remit except fees & costs Thos E Bramlette

21st Mch/64