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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-0001-004-1230 BR11-390

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To his Exclency. Thos E Bramlette

Your undersigned petition states that he was fined at the august Term of the Rockcastle circuit court ^1864^ Twenty dollars for selling spirits as clerk of a grocery Keeper without being sworn as requird by a late act of the general assembly -- He states that he did not know said oath was requird or he would have taken it He thinks it hard & wrong for him to pay $20 -- & costs for acting in good faith and without intending to commit any breach of law whatever.

He states that he is ^a^ mere boy and quite porre and unable to pay the fine wherefore he prays that his fine will may be remitted

W. L. Kirtley

Sworn to before me by W. L. Kirtley October 14th 1864

A Smith c R c c

We believe it justice & right that the afsd fine should be remitted and hope it will be done

E T. Fish A Smith c R c W. A. Brooks

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Rockcastle Cir Ct vs W. L. Kirtley Remitted 18th Oct/64

Remit (2 cases)