Thomas J. Throop et al. to James F. Robinson

Accession Number

KYR-0001-029-0446

Document Genre

Petition

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863

Item Location

R4-216 to R4-217

Date of Creation

26 June 1863

Dates Mentioned

1863-06-26

To his Excellency James F Robertson, Governor of Kentucky —

The Memorialist Arthur M^cDonald states that he is the Keeper of a Grocery in the City of Maysville Ky, who pays a license to the city of Maysville, ^to the^ County of Mason to the State of Kentucky and to the United States of America, The Memorialist says that said several Licenses [authoring] him to retail Liquors by the quart, but not otherwise.

Formerly Memorialist was a Licensed Tavern Keeper in the City of Maysville, but the present years in consequence of the increased expenses failed and refused to take out License to a Keep a Tavern.

The Memorialist states that some days ago he was on sued by warrant from the Mayor of the City of Maysville for retailing liquor by the glass to~~keepstrangers~~.

He says that when said offence was said to have been committed he was in the ^city of^ Cincinnato Ohio

He says that he is informed that the evidence produced before the Mayor upon trial of said warrant was alltogether vague and unsatisfactory, but he was fined $20 and costs,

He says that Since the beginning of the present year he has been particularly careful to avoid selling liquors so ^not^ as to violate the Statute.

He says that the fine inflicted upon him in the present case is unjust and hard —

Wherefore he prays said fine and costs may be remitted. and for all proper relief.

26^th June 1863,

Tho^s J. Throop Atty at Law
J. R. [Lawrence] Att at Law

A. McDonald
William P. Conwell Atto
Jn^oD Taylor Atty

Emery Whitaker Atty. at Law
Hiram S Outten P
W. S. Frank Atty at Law
R. H. Stanton Atto.
A. B. Cole Atty.
Jno. R. Clarke Atto --

A. M^cDonald Pettn to remit fine Maysville

The Trustees of Maysville have power to remit City fines Why not apply when best [...]?

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