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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-0001-004-1430 BR12-228 to BR12-22

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To his Excellency Tho E. Bramblett Govornor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Mary Hollar says that at the September Term 1864 of the Nicholas Circuit Court she was convicted of the offense of Keeping a Tippling House & adjudged to pay a fine of Sixty Dollars -- She & her husband are very poor having a family of children to support & can not without prejudice to the welfare & sustenance of their family pay said fine.

She prays your Excellency to interpose & remit said fine except costs & so

Sept 20t 1864 Mary Hollar

The undersigned citizens of Nicholas County respectfully represent to his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky that the application of Mrs Hollar presents a Meritorious claim for Executive clemency -- Mr Mrs Hollar are poor persons -- have a family to support -- are quiet industrious persons, of good Moral character & are wholly free from any dissepated or vicious habits, The sale of the whiskey by the wife was made by her with no purpose to violate any law but under a Misapprehension of the law on the subject -- We earnestly reccomend that the fine be remitted,

R J R Tilton W. W. Howard clk Nicholas Circuit Ct. Jno A. Campbell Clk County Court Wm. P. Ross John. M. Chevis Fitch Munger Peyton S Adair E Howe

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The undersigned the Jury who rendered the verdict -- at -- the September Term 1864 of the Nicholas Circuit Court in the suit of the Commonwealth agt Mary Hollar upon an indictment for Keeping a Tippling house earnestly but respectfully petition His Excellency the Governor of Kentucky to remit the fine adjudged in said case except costs -- The pecliar hardship of the case justify such an interposition

Sept 20 1864 H. M. Bell Louis Saldd Atty W A. Sims J. P. Ross John Stoops Regin Talburt J. P. Potts Wm H. Waugh

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Nicholas Cir Ct vs Mary Hollar $60, Remitted 4th Jany/65