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 November 12, 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-0001-004-1613 BR13-61 to BR13-62

Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky 1865-03-21 Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. 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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Richmond Ky March 21st 1865 To His Excellency Governor Bramlette

Your Petitioners would respectfully represent, that Mrs. Judy. Webster. at the September term of the Madison Circuit Court. 1863. was indicted for selling liquor to Minors, and Judgment for Fifty Dollars obtained at the March term of said Court 1865 The selling was done under the following circumstances. The regular bar keeper was absent temporarily & his place supplied by some one ignorant of the law. who gave the liquor to a minor. It also happened during a dance or ball at the "Webster House" Mrs Webster is a Lady of estimable character & moreover knows how to keep a "Hotel" Inasmuch as Mrs. Webster keeps an orderly and well regulated Hotel & the selling was done without her knowledge & permission & by the person who sold in entire ignorance of the law & consequently without any disposition to violate or evade the same Your petitioners would respectfully but urgently request that your Excellency remit so much of the fine as is within your power.

P P Ballard Dept Pro Mar 8th Dis Ky.

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Willard Davis Comr. Int. Rev. 5 Dist Ky R H Johnson U S Assr. R. Herndon. James H. Embry E J Broaddus J M Shackelford Clker Madison Circuit Court G S Roberts C C Ball J. W. Caperton S Parrish Sheriff Madison Co

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Madison Cir Ct vs Mrs M Webster $50 --

Remitted 6th Apl 1865