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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-0001-004-0650 BR9-528 to BR9-529

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To the Exelence of the Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your petitioner Sollomon Cox wold Respectifuly Represent to your Excellencey that at the august Terme of the Whitley Circuit Court that the grand Jury of Whitley County found a true bill against him for selling brandy as a distiller by the Quarte your petitioner states that he believed that he had the Right to sell and let it be drunk wheare sold if taken off of the prims of your petitioner he states that he did thus sell and that in good faith he beleived at the time of the sail he had a right to do and that he the petitioner had no notion of violating the law at the time he maid the sail he states that when he found he had violated the law that he come in to court at this present March tirm and pled gilty and submited the laws and facts to the court and the court Renderd Judgment for twenty dollars against your petitioner Your petitioner askes that he be Released from the Judgment as he had no thought of violating the law and acted in good fait your petitioner prayes that your Exceilence Remit the fine and for all proper Releaf

Solomon Cox

sworn to be fore me by Solomon Cox this 31 day of March 1864

D H Leforce J P

Gov. Bramlette Mr. Cox is a good citizen and I have no doubt violate the Law unintentionaly and think it would be right to remit his fine

H F Finley R Boyd

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The undersigned say that they beleave the statements in the foregoing petition to be true and thinke it would be an act of charity to Remit said fine

Signed names H H Leforce Pleasante Palley C W C C Tyrel Foley James Cusgetts T Robertson James Meadors W. C. Gilliss. John Smith

Whitley Cir Ct vs Sol. Cox

These poor fellows in Whitley have suffered enough to have all fines remitted Remit all except fees & costs

Tho E Bramlette $20 12th Apl/ 64 Tipling

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Williamsburg March 30th ^1864^ Gov Bramblett Dear

Sir I know Mr Cox The case Petitioner he is a clever man I hope that you will remit the fine against him

Your friend Truly Granville Pearl