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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-0001-004-1128 BR11-226

London, Laurel County, Kentucky London, Laurel County, Kentucky 1864-08-19 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To his excellency Thomas E Bramlette Gov of the commonwealth of Kentucky.

Your petitioner Thomas Gibson states that at the present term of the Laurel Circuit Court he was fined the sum of $75.00 for failing to set up the tavern rates in his tavern house he states that he did not know there was any law requiring him to do so he having just taken out a tavern license for the 1st time in his life he states that the statute under which he was fined is highly penal, and he is a poor man just beginning in the word and the statute requires that within one months after the rates are fixed by the county court the tavern keeper shall procure from the clerk the rates &c without fixing any time when the rates shall be fixed by the county Court or providing for the tavern keeper to have any notice when they are fixed, In consideration of the premises your petitioner prays your excellency to remit said fine except the cost

Thomas Gibson petitioner

We believe the Statements in the foregoing Petition are true and join in the prayer thereof

R. Boyd David Y, Lyttle C B Faris

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London Aug 19th 1864

Gov Bramlet Dear

Sir I have no Idea that Mr Gibson had any knowledge that the law required him to keep up Tavern rates in his house and therefore incured the penalty I think the penalty a severe one I hope you will remit the fine

your friend Truly Granville Pearl

Laurel Cir Ct TH vs Thos Gibson Remit $75. 23d Aug 64

Tho Gibson is a good citizen this is a very extraordinary penalty the fine ought to be remitted.

Respectfully W H Randall