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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-0001-004-1745 BR13-250

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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your petitioner William Mays would respectfully represent unto your Excellency that at the April Term of the Knox circuit court ^1865^ He was Indicted for keeping a Tipling house and at the September Term of said court 1865 He was found guilty of retailing and judgment went against him for twenty dollars He Says that he sold the Liquor for which he was Indicted & fined believing he had a right to do so He paid the United States Tax and was advised by the assessor thereof that he had paid all the Tax necessary and that he had a right to go on & sell & he did so. until he found out better by the finding of the Indictment & when he found out that he had been violating Law He quite selling He States that he is a law abiding citizen a poor man having a large family and it keeps him working hard to support his family The premises considered the prayer of your Petitioner is that you remit said fine for which he will ever feel Greatful

Wm Mays

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We believe the Statements of the within Petition & Join in the prayer thereof

H. H. Hunter C K C C Demsy King Jesse Logan John goodin, S, K, C, W. B Anderson G. C. Dowis W E Wood Wm Tuggle J. R. Helton J. W. Ridgell James Tuggle H F Finley W H Randall

Dear Governor

I would be Glad you would remit the foregoing fine

Respectfully yours Granville Pearl

Wm Mays Remit