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Bushes store,, Laurel co. Ky st 1865
To his Exlency Thos, E, Bramlet
Gov. of. the state of Kentucky
Sir your petitioner ^A. P. Tuttle^ was at the last Term of the Laurel circuit Court find, $600 for selling one half pt, of Brandy as was alledged in the indictment which was found, on the Evedence of one W m Cook a worthless & strifling vagabond, your petitioner A. P. states, that he never sold said Cook. a drop of Brandy in his life or whisky Eather, & only stilled the fall that, Brag Retreated out of Ky. & his distilery was. by them torn up &. him almost Broken up they tuck Every thing he had & is a poore man with a large famley & it wood be a deed of charrity to his children to Remand Remit the find he is a sober & hard working man & to pay the find wood cause his famly to suffer, & he there fore begs mercy at your hands,
A. P. Tuttle
the under sign J. p for Laurel county states that the a above Named A. P. Tuttle this day made oath befor me that the above statesment wer true &. I in dorse them to be correct, this the st of May 1865
Joseph weaver J, p
Laurel Cir Ct
vs
A. P. Tuttle
Refused