M. B. Moore et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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KYR-0001-020-1799

Document Genre

Petition

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

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Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862

Item Location

MG23-164

Place of Creation

Pulaski County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

n.d.

Dates Mentioned

1861-04-09

1862-04-24

M. B. Moore et al. to Beriah Magoffin, n.d., Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, MG23-164, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-1799, (accessed December 27, 2024).

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To His Excellncy Beriah Magoffin

Your Petitioners State that R. B. Henson was find at the presant Term of the Pulaski Circuit Court upon an indictment upon a taven bond, we herd the evidense in the case which was insubstance that on some accasions persons did drink too much about the grocery department, and that on one ~~one~~ or two accasions men got drunk, but it was proven that Henson endeavored at all times to ~~[...]~~ ^keep^ good order and refused to let persons have liquior, when he thought they were drinking too much and went so fare as to Turn them out when they used bad language we think upon the whole Case that it is averry hard one and will be exceadingly appresive at this time on him to pay it. Henson is apoor man with afamily to support we would respectfully as that the fine be remitted being confident that Henson did not intend to violate the law The fine is $300

M. B. Moore

R. B. Henson

I will state that the penalty is heavy & hard to be borne considering the condition of Henson & his family & the condition of the Country -- would be glad that he have some relief of some sort --

E L Van Winkle
Atto for the Comlth

Behmun Zaharz
J. Q. Richardson
John Keeney
Alex Colyers
Thomas Keeney
John Griffin
prater waddle
[...][...]
John McGinety

M. E. Ingram
A. T. Curd
Nat Owens
Jas Van hook
C.. A.. Zachary
W^m L, Brown
O. W. [Stroyn]

Pulaski Cir. Ct
$300 } Tavern Bond
Resp^d 12 Mo^s
Iss^dApr 9 1861

R. B. Henson
Remission Iss^dApr 24 1862

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