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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-0001-004-1165 BR11-291

Whitley Court House, Whitley County, Kentucky Whitley Court House, Whitley County, Kentucky 1864-08-25 Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Whitley Court House Whitley County Ky. August 25th 1864, His Excellency. Thomas E. Bramlette Govenor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner J. D. -- Gilliss would respectfully ^represent^ to your Excellency that in the Whitley Circuit Court at its March Term 1864, he was indicted and at the present August Term of said court he was fined ^$20.00 (twenty Dollars^ upon said indictment for Tipling -- or selling Liquor without being sworn as required by a late act of the Legislature.

Your Petitioner states that at the request of a friend the owner of a Grocery. he (your Petitioner) went into the Grocery to aid the Clerk in keeping order &c. -- that he was engaged in the Grocery but little more than one day, that he had no interest in the Grocery. that he was not sworn and consequently was indicted and fined.

Your Petitioner states that he did not know of any Law making it necessary for him to be Sworn; and as he did not intend to violate any Law. and as he is not well able to pay -- even so small a fine as $20,00. -- he asks your Excellency to remit the fine.

J. D, Gilliss

Gov. Bramlette the above is a law abiding citizen & I have no doubt that he innocently violated the law think his fine ought to be remitted & hope your Excellency will remit the same

H F Finley

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Whitley Cir Ct vs J D Gilliss $20 -- Remit Tipling 8th Sept/64

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Gov Bramblet

I hope that you will remit this fine I know that it ought to be remited

Granville Pearl

and So do I.

W. H. Randall