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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-0001-004-1140 BR11-247 to BR11-248

London, Laurel County, Kentucky London, Laurel County, Kentucky 1864-08-20 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 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 Gov Bramlette

Your Petitioner W. B Johnson says that he was fined $75. the present augst Term of the Laurel Circuit Court for failing as a Tavern Keeper to put up in his tavern a list of the Tavern rates,

He says he had no defense agst said charge, as he had no excuse except that of ignorance, he confesses that he did not know it was his duty, and therefore he failed, he did not fail out of any intention or disposition to violate the law, He thinks the penalty is a very severe one, and as it has learned him the law, he will hereafter comply with it. and he therefor prays your Excellency to remit said fine

W. B Johnson

Sworn to before me by W B Johnson this 20 day of Augst 1864.

C B Faris clk

We believe the statemts in the foregoing petition, and that the fine ought to be remitted.

W. H Randall C B Faris

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London Aug 20th 1864 Gov Bramblet

Dear sir I believe this fine ought to be remited I hope that you will do so

your friend truly Granville Pearl

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Laurel Cir Ct vs W. B. Johnson Remit $75. 23d Aug/64