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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-0001-004-0852 BR10-311

Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky 1864-05-30 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Winchester Ky May 30th 1864 Governor Bramlette Dear Sir

At the last Term, May 1864, of the Clark Circuit Court the undersigned were fined $40- each for retailing spirituous liquors without license. The undersigned keep a large grocery in Winchester & have license to sell liquor as a Grocer or merchant. By neglect their license expired & in the meantime before it was renewed they sold to two persons & were presented & of course fined They renewed their license. They state it as entirely true that they do not keep a drinking house. They keep liquors on hand & good at that, which they sell by the quantity & occassionaly by the quart under their license. They appeal to all who know them for the character of their

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House & their personal character They feel that they have not violated any law in its spirit

W. E. Reese Jn Hutchraft

I know Hutchraft & Reese well. They are first rate,highgentlemen & pruss an extensive grocery establishment in Winchester & do not keep a house to sell liquor by the small The statements of their petition I believe to be true. There is an emensural desire that they be released from the fine. It is, I, know a case of merit.

Jn. B. Huston

I know Hutchraft & Rees well. They are gentlemen of fine character, and the business of their house is correctly stated by Genl Huston. Mr Rees is the active partner, Hutchcraft being an invalid. Rees is remarkable for his good deportment & I feel sure that his failure to renew his license was solely the result of oversight & to time.

A. H. Buckner

Clark Cir Ct vs Hutchcraft & W E Reese Tipling $40. each Remit 12th July/64