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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-0001-004-1509 BR12-339 to BR12-340

Jefferson County, Kentucky Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-02-03 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency the Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner the Louisville Transfer Co. states that they are engaged in the business of transporting passengers, baggage & freight between Louisville and New Albany & Jeffersonville, that in the transaction of their business they use constantly about seventy vehicles of various kinds including omnibuses, Drays, & freight wagons that they keep their freight wagons in New Albany and Jeffersonville and are taxed for them at those points -- That New Albany has also levied a tax upon his wagons drays &c kept in this city and run over there, which tax he is now being litigated by your petitioner in the Supreme Court of Indiana your petitioner has taken out lisense from the city of Louisville for all wagons, drays &c kept in said city ^and paid all dues demanded thereon^ -- The city has demanded that weyour petitioner take out lisense for the kept in New Albany & Jeffersonville plying to & from Louisville warrant has issued for run being wagons kept in Jefferson and a fine of $90.00 has be your petitioner -- This your petitio unjust in principle and

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expressed intention of the act adopting the revised code -- Your petitioner prays that said fine be remitted

W F Harris Supt L. T. Co

W, F, Harris swears that the above petition and statements therein are true

W. F. Harris

E H. Paine swears that he is in the employ of the Louisville Transfer Co but is not interested therein -- that the facts stated in the above petition are true -- That said company has paid to the city of Louisville for the year ending oct 25 1865 $324.00 for omnibus & wagon lisenses and $72.00 for drays lisenses --

E H Paine Agt -- L, T, Co,

Sworn to & subscribed by W. F. Harris & E H Paine before me this 3d of february 1865

Tho W. Gibson Notary public Jeff Co Ky

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Louisville City Ct vs Louisville Transfer Co.

Remit

4th Feby 1865