<title type="main">H. Royalty and John Royalty to Thomas E. Bramlette

The commonwealth of Kentuckey To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlet governor of the commonwealth of Kentuckey at Frankfort

very respectfully your petitioners represent to your Excellency that in the circuit court of Baren county in said state your petitioner H Royalty was indicted and convicted under an act Entitled an act "to prohibit the sale or gift of intoxicating liquros to officers or soldiers" approved oct 3rd 1861 and a fine and Judgment rendered against him for $20 besides cost $7.30 Your petitioner John Royalty a son of said H Royalty was also indicted and convicted at the same court under the same act and a fine & Judgment rendered against him for $10. besiden cost $945. Your petitioner H Royalty was when said act was violated Keeping a public Hotel in Glasgow Kentuckey and as such allowed to Keep spirits for sale and his son John Royalty was his Bar Keeper They state that federal soldiers were stationed at Glasgow at the time and the officer highest in Rank and command gave orders to the soldiers to our house for spirits The officer sometimes in person ordering us to let the soldier have spirits under the circumstances your petitioners were powerless to Resist the orders. and when indicted presented the written orders from the commanding officers But the orders were rejected

because it did not appear that the spirits were for the use of the Medical department of the army Your petitioners did not deliver the spirts of their own free will but in abedience to a military order. directed to them by the commander of the fort. as all crimes are presumed to have been done wilfully. and in as much as this is a case in which your petitioners were forced to act contrary to their will. They Humbly petition your Excellency to pardon & Remit said fine. Your petitioners have always been loyal to the laws of their country and did not violate said law willingly and the costs are somewhat oppressive as they are both poor men

Grant His Relief and as in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray &c.

December 16th 1864 H Royalty John Royalty

The undersigned citizens of Glasgow Ky very Respectfully Represent to his Excellency Thomas E Bramlet Governo of Ky That they are well acquainted with H Royalty John Royalty that they Keep an orderly house they are both entitled to full credit on their statements. and from personal observation

they state that it would have been next to impossible to have prevented the soldiers from having the spirits for which they were indicted and convicted,

Wm Sampson Wm W. Waring S. R. Tolle John Loving G, W Trabue Sr D B Denton C, W, Terry J. S. Morgan James Bryan. J. W, Howard

Barren Cir Ct vs H & J. Royalty Remitted 23d Dec/64