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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-0001-004-1494 BR12-316 to BR12-317

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To His Excellency The Governor of The Commonwealth of Ky.

Your Petitioner Joseph Riley a citizen of Greenup County Ky. would represent that on the 3rd day of February 1865, he was fined before John Seaton Judge of the Greenup County Court, Sixty Dollars for Keeping a tipling house; also, on the same day before said Judge he was fined fifty dollars for selling liquor to a minor; also on the same day before said Judge he was fined One hundred dollars for twice selling liquor to a minor; Also on the same day before the same Judge he was fined fifty dollars for selling liquor to a minor. Also on the same day before the same Judge he was fined fifty dollars for selling liquor to a minor, also on the same day before the same Judge he was fined by the same Judge hewas fined fifty dollars for selling liquor to a minor.

He states that he had paid the United States Revenue tax for a license to retail liquors and was therefore under the impression that he was legally authorized to retail liquors. He also states that he has entirely abandoned the sale of liquors, and promises not to affend the law in the same manner again.

He is a poor man with a family dependent on his labor for their support, wherefore he asks your excellency to remit said fines or such of them as your excellency may think proper.

Josp M Riley

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We the undersigned citizens of Greenup County Kentucky join with Joseph Riley in his prayer for a remission of the fines against him, named in his foregoing petition.

William Corum Joseph M. Robb Capton S Crawford Joe H. J. Spradlin John C Smith CGC Geo E Roe Jesse Corum Adam Hedger C. W Russell John M Hill Riley Richards J D Wood John Patten John Thom John Darby W L Hurst James Scott George W. Willis Theodore Howe Reuben Coffee Alexander Hamer John Rister William Murphy Jabez Quickness James Bryan Elisha Fergan Wm J Nichols Jacob Everman Richmond Adams A Harnes B F Bennet Cornelius Gallatin James Boyle James Carr Vincens Notter Leburn Johnson Geo Lahorn Wilburne Sentery S. Reed G W Beys J M Bevins Jack n Moyer James Page Black Terry Cusp Baird Maris James sperns G Y Womack Robert McAllister S. G. C Gale McIser

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Ambrose Clarke S E How J F Spradlin Saml. Ellis -- James Moore Sam. Ellis, Jr. John Coffman James, P, Winter -- D O Winter W. C. Ireland -- B. B. Roberts Assesor of GC D. W. Lee William Warnok John B King cty att'y for Greenup County Ky. Nathan Mefford James D Rankins R Galbraith S. G. C.