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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-0001-004-1972 BR14-110

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To his Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette Governor of Kentucky -- Your Petitioner Y. O. Booker would respectfully state that at the late May term of the Green Circuit Court he was fined $40 -- ($10 each in four cases) for selling spiritous liquors to soldiers and $50 in one case for selling spiritous liquor to a negro, in all $90 -- under the circumstances, your Petitioner believes that the fines, are unjust and oppressive, and he asks the clemency of your Excellency to interpose and remit the same, or so much thereof as may be right and proper -- Your Petitioner keeps a bar in connection with his Hotel, and pays regularly and promptly all the Licenses required of him -- and has employed for his convenience his nephew Thos. Green Booker to superintend and sell at the Bar -- His said nephew is young inexperienced and timid -- and in the absence of your Petitioner did on several occasions sell liquor to soldiers being authorized by their officers on each occasion, the said Thos. Green Booker being ignorant of the law in regard to such matters, did not know he was wrong in doing so, and your Petitioner would not have allowed it, if he had been personally present when the aforesaid liquor was sold Your Petitioner states that one of the fines above alluded to of ten dollars was against the said Thos. Green Booker, but your Petitioner calls it his own, because he alone holds himself responsible for the same as the said T. G. Booker was in his employment and acting for him -- As to the fine of $50 for selling liquor to a negro, Your Petitioner did not know any thing of it until since the adjournment of Court -- He supposed all the cases were for selling liquor to soldiers, and agreed with the Commonwealths Attorney that judgment might go without a trial for $10 in each case, reserving to himself the right of Petition to your Excellency for such interposition and relief as your Excellency might deem just and proper -- I have stated to you in truth the facts of the case, as is known by the bearer of this Mr. A. C. Cox the Sheriff of this county June 3d. 1865 --

Y O Booker

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I concur with Mr. Y. O. Booker in the above petition.

Wm. B Allen

P. S. such fees as are required by the Assistant secretary I will forward immediately on being informed of the remission of the fines alluded to in the foregoing Petition. --

Y O Booker

Green Cir Ct vs Y. O. Booker Petition to Governor June 1865 $50 14th June/65

Remit the $50 -- for selling spiritous liquors to a slave except fees & costs & the other cases refused