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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-0001-004-2157 BR14-386 to BR14-387

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-08-14 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Louisville Augt 14 1865 Govr T. E. Bramlette Dr Sir

In The city Court of Louisville there was a judgment obtained against Messrs Williams & Russell for Keeping and Conducting a lottery establishment in this City -- in Violation of the Statutes. It is Certainly a great stretch of the immagination to Construe their business into a lottery Establishment The main business, is set forth in plain terms in the petition, and the testimony also -- The business that they Call lottery is clearly not a business of much proffit to Williams & Russell -- It is quite a matter of amusement, and does attract some business to his house, and that is all the advantage really that he receives from this part of it -- Williams & Russell. have quite a stock of Jewlery on hand, in one apartment

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of a large show Case they have a sample of Every article -- That they have in another apartment of the Show Case enclosed in a small paper Boxes. running from a Gold watch worth $30 -- or $40 -- to a Single Chain of Coral -- the average Cost of the entire stock of Jewelry in the Boxes. Cost Is a fraction less than one dollars each -- But the average selling price in the retail Establishments of the City -- is not less, than one dollar -- but his sign in front of the door attracts the Crowd -- Some persons, call as a matter of curiosity to see what it means and while looking at his stock -- See Something that they want & buy it -- Some persons -- pay a dollars and select a Box & open it -- And always find an article of Jewelry in it -- If they are not satisfied Williams & Russell will take it back and for half dollar more give the Cus

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tomer another chance -- or as many chances as they may choose at the same rate I have seen men selecting -- Boxes in this way, and when they were don -- They could not go into any Jewelry establishment in the City and buy the same articles for the money -- all prises and no blanks and -- how Can it be construed into a lottery under the Construction of our Statutes -- & besides before Williams would do any business of this Sort He enquired of a lawyer if there was any statute forbiding such an interprise -- and he was assured there was not -- he has closed his doors -- and boxed his goods and awaits the action of your honor. He will not open this business again in this City -- He has replevied the judgment, and I hope Your Excellency will remit the fine -- or Judgment. He is a Gentlman & will not be guilty of any violation of law knowingly

D R Haggard

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Govr will you be kind Enough to Send this by the Evenings mail, as Mr Williams & Russell wants to go with their stock of Jewelry to Nashville and dont want to leave -- until the Case is disposed of -- & oblige your friend

D, R, Haggard