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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0499 R4-293 to R4-294

Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky 1863-08-08 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": 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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Mt Vernon Rockcastle County Ky August 8th 1863. To His Excellency James F Robinson Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,

Your Petitioner Lewis Bucher would most Respectfully state that at the August term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court 1863, he was fined $6000 for Keeping a Tipling House. Your petitioner would further State that he purchased license and was selling liquors at his Tavern House on the state road last fall when Kirby Smith made his raid into Ky. and that the Rebels destroyed nearly all his liquors except ^a remnant of^ about a half barrel ^and a half^ which he moved to his mill House about a hundred yards from the grocery house and retailed the half barrelRemnant out there all on his premises not being well advised in the law, he states that he was advised by the nearest Justice of the Peace to whom he applied for advice that he the Justice told him that he thought under his license he had the right to sell any where on his premises, which he did in violation of law for which he was fined, and what he done was done ignorantly of the law, for which he prays your excellency to remit his fine.

Lewis Bucher

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Sworn to before me by Lewis Buttcher this August the 8th 1863

B K Bethurum P J R C C

We the undersigned citizens are personally acquainted with Lewis Bucher and would Respectfully state that he has always been a good, honest and law abiding citizen and would not violate law when he knows it,

B K Bethurum Judge of the Rockcastle County Court James G Carter W. A. Brooks Thos T. Brooks D G Calyer Isaac Payne John Cown John Stegall M J Cook Wm Carson Granville Pearl H. F. Finley

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Rockcastle Cir. Ct

Fine Remitted J F Robinson

L. Bucher $60 } Tipling IssdAug 18 1863