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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-0001-004-1762 BR13-275 to BR13-276

Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky 1865-05-30 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 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Paintsville Johnson Co Kentucky 30th May 1865 To His Excellency Governer Bramlett

your Petitioner Shadrach Walters would represent that in 1861 he was licenced as a merchant to retail ardent spirits and that he sold some whisky by the Quart to two individuals who was directed by your petitioner and who promised they would take the same off of the premises and adjacent premises before they would use or drink the same and in violation of your Petitioners orders and their promise did drink some of the whiskey on the Premises adjacent to the place where sold and then endicted this petitioner in two cases before the Grand Jury of Johnson County for Tipling He says at this term of the Johnson circuit Court he was fined $20 in each Case he prays your excellency to remit said fines and in duty will ever pray

Shadrach Walters

We the undersigned have heard the foregoing Petition and believe the statements therein are true and hope your Excellency will remit said fines

very truly yours J. S. Dury Comth Atty.

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John M. Burns

P. S. Direct to John M. Burns Catlettsburg Ky

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Hon Thomas E.. Bramlitt Frankfort Kentucky

CATLETTSBURG KY JUN 7

Johnson Cir Ct vs Shaddrach Walters 2 judgts $20 each 24th June 1865

sent for fee 12th June/65

Remit as the atty for Comth recommends it --