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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-0001-004-2003 BR14-157 to BR14-158B

Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "8": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "7": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "8": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "7": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "6": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "5": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "6": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "5": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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To his Excelency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The undersigned a citizen of Hartford Ohio County Kentucky would represent to Your Honor that When the Rebellion broke out there was but one establishment in this town authorised by Licence to retail spiritous liquors by the drink and that house was kept by a man who was thought to be a simpathise with the South and consequently many of those of the Union party who drank would not patronise him, and there was a great demand for other establishments and some three or four sprung up without any license whatever, and during the time Col McHenry was recruiting his Redgiment here there was a great many visitors to this place a great many of whom were visitors refugees from the districts ocupied by the Rebels and the dram & Beer selling business was verry lucrative and Your petitioner being out of employment at that time in Consequence of the Rebellion and not able to labour for a living his ^health^ allways bad only weighing about 100 lbs altho 23 years old, thought that he too would embark in the Grocery business but not without Licence he obtained from the county court a Licence and not being acquainted with the law, he thought he was then authorised

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sell spiritous Liquors as did the Tavern and did pursue the same in selling indiscriminately to all who applied as was done at the Tavern (But never permitted disorder) beleiving he had equal privileges under his licence, When at the March term of the Ohio circuit Court he was surprised when he learned that the Grand Jury had made out four Indictments against him for selling spiritous Liquors unlawfullly and was equally surprised when he learned there was no Indictments against several of the Citizens of This place who kept open houses and sold Liquor to all persons without any licence whatever during the whole time he has been engaged in the business. And he appeals to the citizens of this town & county to say whether or not he kep as good order about his house as was kept by the tavern or other drinking establishments in this town, he claims that his Loyalty has never been doubted and can not see why the Grand Jury was so partial. Except that he was so unfortunate as to have been born in a foreign land, but not withstanding he has lived in the United States about 11 years and loves the Government of his adoption and would willing sacrafice all he owns (which is but little) for its maintainance perpetually Having stated all the facts honestly to Your

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Honor he prays You to Exersise You Executive Clemency and releive him from the Indictments aforesaid, without which he will be left a Begar and no health of strength to labour for a living and besides may be immerced in Prison for he will not be able to raise the money to pay the fines &c

Moses Baer

We the undersigned citizens of Hartford and Ohio County Join in the prayer of Moses Baer and we beleive he has Honestly stated the facts in his foregoing Petition and earnestly request his Excelency the Govenor of Kentucky to Exersise his Executive Clemency and relieve him entirely from the Indictments named in his Petition beliveing Your Honor will never have a case where Executive Clemency will be more appropriate

No body has been injured by him, he has violated the law ignorantly and will no doubt for the future regard his duties as a citizen strictly

Alfred Patterson John Walle Anderson Martin Mattew Kirkindooll Frank M Heverin Lea Davis &gt;Anderson Davis Alexander Simons Shelby Baker Geo R Ashby Thomas ashby

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A. H. Wright \\L. Wright Joshua W Benton E C Rinfrow James Loniz Silas Dudley Wm P Frank David C. Black Henry C Felix William Writer George B Benton John Williams Jorge Bird A P Fogle J Duke James McGill John T. Lezure C M maddox John Shown Isaac Sharp William H Newcom S,, W,, Hines (Grand Juror) John B Hines George N. Smith moses Crumfield Louis. F. Condict R L. Ellis F B Adams Preston Ross F Sandeford Joseph H. Miller Wm. H. Williams Fletcher Ward A. A. Brint J M Rector A. Bernard Thomas J. Briant Morris K Chapman Daniel Austin Danial Maddox Jeff. Cousins John, F, Wallace R. A. Ward. L P morgan W B Barrett Joseph L, Carson Frank Brooks J cyrus M Sanders ^Jr.^ Richard Stewart James P Stevens Henry Medcalf H. D. hinton James Ford Samuel J Paxton J W Thomas R. M. Walker (Grand Jury) S. L. Armstrong

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Burgess Thomson D Lile J. T. Crow James Daniel C J Lawton

Ohio Co. Declines acting until theits comes before the Court Remit allexcept Attys fees& Costs Sept 19th 1863 T E Bramlette Circuit Ct vs Moses Baer Tipling Remitted 3d June 1865 Sent for fee 20th May 1865

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James W Ashly T T Ashly Wm Ashly J. Ed. Coleman Edmund Ashly Zacheus Pierce H Baltzell Thomas W Pierce Solomon Pierce John, W, Ragland Wm. W. Iler Obed. Siles William H. Hayns George W Snell James Martin Nathaniel Leach John W Stevens Samuel T Wallace Thos A Stewart G S Hamilton Thos. J. Smith R F Kirkendoll Abram kirkendoll William Wilson R S Taylor M Reess Philip Felix John W Rice J. C. Bean Higgs allex underhiggs S A Devenport James A Parks A. W. Hunter R, T, Iler J M Brown victor. M. Stewart F. S. liles J H Leach L. J kirkendoll James A Hudson G. W. Bunger J S Rendez John H Boyd william D. Smith zeb King James F. Ned Samuel Priest J R Felix W L Felix H T. Black T. S. Duke J. R. Newby Ja Miles G R Coleman Jessey W Chapman L. J. Gatewood James Moore A. Woodward

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August Walter Woodford T Patterson John York John C Townsend W T Ricketts James Hatchs S L Baird Elijah C. Horner James H. Patton Jesse. G. Benton Thomas Russell William Hamilton F. W. Haynes W H Moore James P Stone William E Stone William. H. Acton William P Downs B. E. Richardson B. L. Rhoads James Street Jacob C. Warden L. F. Mills W, C, Greenwood Dr A R Rowan Mark Renfrow T. R. Wilhite J. M. Hunter Samuel. Z. Austin Granville Crawford J B Shepperd W. D. Ashby George. W. Hoover Wm. Roach W. H. Pate Hiram Chapman R. A. Rowan W. H Adams Thomas Madox Grundy. P. Hacker H, A, Rock Robert Moore S. W. Reilly R. M. Gibson John Canon John L Condit William Smith Jesse A L Chick Ed Hood H J Coleman R B Casson H M Stevens T. W. Bagsdale Wm. B Austin

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Simon Levi Wm Rosenberg William White D. J. Block George Klein John T Austin Wm Graves R. P. Mosley Louis Guenther W H Miller Henry Small Simon Small J. T Felix Jerry York R. S. Moseley X. Phipps William. L. Rowe R. Gibson R D Taylor H. Armend L. F. Woerner E Parr B. F. Nall M. D. J C Ford J G Ferguson H. P. Taylor A G Rowe Josias Chinn Jas. A Thomas J F. Collins A. B. Baird A. L. Morton Eugene Nall Jas T Hill R. D. Alexander J J Harrison F. Griffin Walter R Lawton E Dudley Walker Joseph. Mess H M Stevens Squire Mauzy Isaac Morton Jas. B. Barnett Wm Hardwick James J Patent John T Bell W H Nall W G Davis J T. Benton Z. Wayne Griffin Thomas L. Davis County Atty D S Hill Presiding Judge G S Wilson R S Lily Kenchen Mandin J Benton William Benton Thos Acton Curran Ramsey Peter Ashby