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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-0001-004-0953 BR10-468 to BR10-469

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To his excellency Thomas E Bramlette

Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky -- your petitioner -- William Runyons -- says that at the Last ^May^ Term of the Boyd Circuit Court he was fined twenty dollars for retailing Liquor he says that said judgment was taken without hearing the evidence -- he says the offence was charged to have been committed the 1st day of Jany. 1861 He says that he is now fifty five years old -- and never in his life had a Law suit -- and never sold one drop of Liquor contrary to the Laws of the country -- he says upon the accasion charged he had a little spirits in his House not for sale -- he let a man have for his wife who was sick -- he says for that he never charged or received one cent he askes a remission of the said fine so unjustly imposed

William Runyon

June 4th 1864

Sworn to before me by Wm Runyon this 4th day of June 1864 -- Richard Scott J P B C

We the undersign petitioners say that Wm Runyons is worthy of credit on oath -- he is poor with but one Eye a labouring man -- &and believe that the fine referred to in his petition should be remitted

J W Riely C. L. McConnell

2

Geo. N Brown Wm Hampton B Burk Wm Edy Richard Scott

Boyd Circuit Court vs Wm Runions

Tipling $20 --

Remit 12th July/64

3

I Inglebert Hartsock -- state that I was present at the time the Liquor was obtained for which the inditement was made against Wm Runyon -- and state that the Liquor was got as states by Mr David Morgan for his wife who he stated was sick -- and said Runyon refused to have the pay and no money was paid then -- the Luquor was taken off without being drank

This 6th June 1864 Inglebert Hartsock

sworn to before me by Inglebert Hartsock this 6th June 1864 Richard Scott J. P. B. C

Post office -- Catlettsburg Boyd County Kentucky --