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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-0001-004-0677 BR10-37 to BR10-38

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To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Gov. of Kentucky -- The undersigned, would respectfully represent that at the present (April) Term of the Breckinridge Circuit Court two judgments were rendered by said court in favour of the Comlth against Theophilus C Leslie for $50 each for selling spirits to minors -- The proof in the first case was that the consent of the Step Father & the Mother had been given but was not in writing as required by the statute- No question was permitted to go to the Jury but the fact of selling & the age of the young man & the consequence was a conviction- In the second case Defendant was prepared to make the same proof but knowing it to be inadmissable under the ruling of the Court he confessed the Judgt for $50 -- We are satisfied that the Indictments had been gotten up in malice- These were the first ones of the kind ever found in this County & the Defendant acted in ignorance of the law -- The minors were of one age & size & appearance that would have made it doubtful whether they were of age or not and under all the circumstances we feel satisfied that this is a proper case for execution Clemency -- Wherefore we pray your Excellency to interpose in behalf of Deft to the extent authorised by law --

Apl 13th 1864

1 S R Moredack Of the Jury 2 Geo Hook Of the Jury 3 Joseph Wheatley Of the Jury

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4 Huston Dehaven Of the Jury 5 Jno B Jolly Of the Jury 6 Josiah X Spencer Of the Jury 7 Calvin Miller Of the Jury 8 Wm T X Burgess Of the Jury 9 G. W. Allan Of the Jury 10 Harris Squire Of the Jury 11 Moses B Hardin Of the Jury 12 Robert Gardner Of the Jury G. P. Jolly Clerk B. Cir. Co G W Beard Sheriff BC J. B. Bruner Alf Allan } Members of the bar present at the Trial Jesse. W. Kincheloe

Jas. G. Haswell

Breckinridge Cir Ct

Remit in each case all except fees & costs Apl 20th 1864 Tho E Bramlette

vs Theophilus Leslie $50. each 20th Apl/64