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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-0001-004-1119 BR11-214 to BR11-215

Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky 1864-08-24 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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To his excellency Thomas E. Bramlet Gov of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Your petitioner Samuel Denham would respectfully represent unto your excellency that at the presant term of Whitly circuit Court he was fined the sum of Seventy five Dollars for failing to put up the tavern rates as fixed by the County Court in the publick room of his house.

your petitioner did not know that the law required him to do so he had no information that the rates had been fixed by the County Court.

your petitioner states that as soon as he asertained that it was his duty to put up the rates he complied with the law your petitioner prays your excellency to interpose your pardoning power & remit said fine

Samuel Denham petitioner

I hope your excellency will remit the above fine

David D, Lyttle

Gov Bramllet

This fine ought to be remited according to my opinion if I had the power to do so I would remit the fine

Granville Pearl

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Williamsburg Aug. 24th 1864

Hon, James H, Garrard

Pleas present this petition to his excelleny as soon consonent & procure & send a remission of the fine to me as early as you conveniently can and you will much oblige your friend truly

Samuel Denham

Whitley Cir Ct vs S. Denham Remit $75 -- 31st Aug'/64