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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-0001-004-1174 BR11-305 to BR11-306

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To His Excellency Govenor Bramlette

The undersigned would represent that at the August term 1864 of the montgomery circuit court he was fined $50 & costs for selling liquor to a minor -- The undersigned now is & at the time of the selling of the liquor to the minor was a regular licensed tavern keeper in mt sterling authorized to vend liquors by retail The minor to whom the liquor was sold was Howard Barnes who is man grown & looked to be twenty one years of age -- but as it appears was actually under that age. but he did not know it & if he had known it would not have sold the liquor to him. Sept 24th 1864

John Wilson (over)

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The undersigned citizens of mt. Sterling & montgomery county concur in the above petition & ask the remission of the fine of Mr Wilson:

Samuel McKee J. D. Reid Thos. Turner B. A. Seaver J H Trimble J H Cromwell P. C. Bedford S.M.C.

I sign this on the ground that Mr Wilson had his house burned down by ^the rebels^ & is a poor man & a good citizen, so considered.

J. S. Dury comth atty.

Governor Bramlette

This is respectfully submitted and I could only ask that the Same be considered as a deserving case where Executive Clemency could be safely exercised

B. A. Seaver

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Montgomery Cir Ct vs John Wilson $50 Remitted 6th Dec/64