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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-0001-004-0624 BR9-490 to BR9-491

Clinton, Hickman County, Kentucky Clinton, Hickman County, Kentucky 1864-03-09 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Clinton Ky March 9th 1864

To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette Gov State of kentucky Dr Sir

At the December (1863) term of the Hickman Co Court, I, as Judge of Said Court, Granted to Jno Titsworth, tavern license to keep a tavern in the town of Clinton, and included in Said license, permission to keep a bar in a room, across the street and detached from the tavern building. For keeping Said tippling House, he was indicted and fined, at the late February term of the Hickman Circuit Court, in the Sum of Sixty Dollars.

The reason why I gave Said license and also permission to keep Said bar in manner as above Stated, is, that Judge R. K. Williams, formerly Circuit Judge of this district, had decided that the law gives to County Judges that power.

I think it hard that Mr Titsworth Should have to pay the fine, as, if he was guilty of any offense against the law, it was through ignorance and under the impression that he had satisfied the laws and that impression made by the nature of his license. Now if you care, with consistence

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in your official duties, remit Said fine, I think it will be nothing more than Justice to Mr Titsworth

Most respectfully Your obt Servant Willis White Judge Hickman Co. Court

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Hickman Cir Ct vs. John Titsworth $60 --

Remit all except fees & costs

Tho E Bramlette

Tipling 14th Mch 1864