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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-0001-004-2669 BR16-293 to BR16-294

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-11-13 Legal/Financial English 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 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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Commonwealth of Kentucky City Court of Louisville

Pleas held before the Hon Jas P Harbeson Judge of the City Court of Louisville on the 22nd day of August 1865

Commonwealth vs Michael Dietz

Be it remembered that on this day the Grand Jury of this Court returned into Court the following verdict against the Defendant Michael Dietz, viz

"City Court of Louisville Commonwealth of Kentucky August Term 1865 vs } Indictment Michael Dietz

The Jurors of the Grand Jury empannelled and sworn to enquire in and for the body of the City of Louisville in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, upon their oaths prescribeaccuse Michael Dietz of the offense of selling intoxicating liquors to James E Sanders, who is a white child under the age of twenty one years, and that said selling was done without the written consent of the Father mother or guardian of said Sanders -- in said City and State on the -- day of august 1865 against the Statute in such case made and provided

W. G. Reasor Comths Atty

Witnesses Jas E. Sanders

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And thereafter on the 9th day of Novr 1865, said Indictment coming on for trial the Defendant plead not guilty, Whereupon a Jury came, who after hearing the testimony and retiring to consult &c returned into the Court the following verdict viz."We of the Jury find the Defendant guilty as charged in the within Indictment and assess his fine at fifty dollars to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and recommend him to Executive clemency" Whereupon it was ordered that said Dietz make his fine to the Commonwealth by the payment of Fifty dollars and all costs that may have accrued herein and that he be taken

A true Copy of the record inour Attest Novr 13th 1865

Phil Tomppert Jr c. c. c. L. by F Wobbe Depy clk

His Excellency, Goven. T E Bramlette

There are many circumstances in this case which prompt me to ask a remission and I dare to hope for it

Your obt Servant Jas P Harbeson city Judge W, G, Reasor Atty

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Please direct to clerk of Louisville City Court

Phil Tompert

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Louisville City Ct vs Commonwealth vs } Transcript Michl Dietz $50, Selling liquor to a Minor Remitted 14th Nov/65