Joseph Doniphan and Thornton F. Marshall to Thomas E. Bramlette

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KYR-0001-004-0088

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Correspondence

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

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Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867

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BR8-132 to BR8-133

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n.d.

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--08

1863-09-12

--09-12

Joseph Doniphan and Thornton F. Marshall to Thomas E. Bramlette, n.d., Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, BR8-132 to BR8-133, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0088, (accessed July 4, 2024).

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Hon Thomas E. Bramlett
Governr of Kentucky

At the August Term of the Bracken Circuit Court Saml P. Shover was fined in two cases $60- Each for keeping a tipling House -- The cases merit the clemency of the Executive --

The town of Foster Granted Shover license to keep a Coffee House, and Shover supposing that he had complied with the law went on and sold liquor without first having obtained license from the County Court of Bracken & paying the state tax- The Court decided that his town license did not protect him- and he was fined $60-- in two cases making $120 -- We feel sure no criminal act was intended by M^r Shover and that he ought to be released of his fine --

Unwilling to lend our name & aid to Excuse real violators of the law, we appeal to your Excellency in this behalf because of its merit --

Jos Doniphan
Thornton F. Marshall

Gov. Bramlette
Dear Sir

You will observe from the above communication of the Hon. Jos Doniphan (Judge of the Bracken Circuit Court that M^r Shover obtained & paid for a liscense, & acted in good faith, & without the slightest intention

of violating the law-- He believed he was authorized to carry on his business of a "Coffee House" under his liscense-- The Liscense as the Judge states was introduced as a defense, but the court properly divided it was no protestion,

I think it a meritorious case, very strongly calling for your intervention -- If you concur with me, please send to me the Evidence of its remission--At Augusta--

Very Respectfully
Thornton F Marshall

Bracken Cir Ct.
vs
S. R Shover
2 Cases of $60 -- each

Remitted 12^th Sept 1863. in part,

Tipling

Set 12^th

Remit all except $10 of the fine in each case and costs and attys fees

Tho E Bramlette

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