S. Short et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-03-18
- Date of Creation
- March 18, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Lawrence County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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
- MG19-273 to MG19-273-1
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0810
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209218
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Citation
S. Short et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-03-18, 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-0001-020-0810 (February 9, 2026).
Commwth
vs
Joseph Oroark
Lawrence Co Ky
Governor MaGoffin
we whose names are annexed to this paper would represent that Joseph oroark who stands convicted in the Lawce Circuit Circuit Court for retailing ardent spirits is aged 72 years is a poor man & not in the habit of vending ardent spirits — we think he is a proper subject for the interposition of Executive clemency & earnestly desire that you would remit that portion of the fine due the Commenwealth
Signed
S Short
M H Johns
F. M. Meerril
John M [...]
Fred McHenry
H Diamond Esq
Jas Wellman Esq
singed
Jas. M. Rice
Lawrence Cir Ct
Respite 12 mo
B. M
$60 } Tipling
Jos Oroark
Iss