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Petition

J. Critt Furnish et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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Place of Creation: Gallatin County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Petition
Repository: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection: Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
Box / Folder: MG18-53
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-020-0358
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J. Critt Furnish et al. to Beriah Magoffin, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-0358 (November 14, 2026).

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Honerable B Magoffin

The undersigned petitioners would respectfully represent. that at the march term of the Gallatin Circuit Court William Winn & Josiah Flack citizens of s^d County was Each fined $60 for Keeping a tipling house in said county we think the indictment was procured through prejudice the proof showing but a single offence of Spirits having been drunk by parties on premises ajacent to the premises where sold and that without the Knowledge or consent of the parties Winn & Flack they being at the time partners we Know the men & they are not law brakeing but law abiding men and good Citizens we therefore Respictfully petition your honor to remit Said fines

J Critt Furnish
Tho^s Story
John. T. Robinson Jr
E. C. Peak
C. H. White
David Story Foreman of Jury
C. W. Farris
W. H. Keene
E W Scarborough
W. H. Kirby

W. A. Baily
T J Turpin
Rob^t Payne
J W Bacon
J M, Blackman
R L. Ireland
W. F. Hilton
W^m Redman
Philip Edmondson
D, P, Ginn

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C C Murdock
A. Shatle
B. F. Logan
Henry hase
Garland Turyman
L, W, Baldwin
D, L, Harrison
James Bruce
A Simpson
R Simpson
Jn M^cDanell
W. S. Allen
Z. M^cWilliams
J,, H,, M^cDanell
D, B, Dailey
John E Oliver
C,, Allen
J W Kirby D S S C
H J Abbitt (but know nothing of the facts)
Jonas Jones
J Wilcher
Belt Brashear
Oliver Carver
George Ross
E. T. Owens
Roderick Perry,
John Kirby

A, Ritchey
Joseph Coons
Wm Brett
Rob^t Russell, Post Master
Thomas. Vacre
James. Redman
Thomas Hase
Fountain Perry
Ja^s S,, M^cHatten
L Gwinn

I also ask that the fine may be remitted

Respite 12 mo
B. M