Petition

Solomon Back to Beriah Magoffin

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
MG19-276 to MG19-277
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0812
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32209220

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Dates
1859-05
1861-03-27
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Citation

Solomon Back 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-0001-020-0812 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin governer of the state of Kentucky your petitioner would represent That he was Endited at The morgan Circuit Court for Retailing Spiritous Liquor with out Licens and that The Enditement was Through Malace and Spite he and That at The May Term 1859 They obtained a verdict against him in favour of the Commonwealth for $60, and That he is a poor man with a Large family and Scearcely any property States That if your honor will remit Said fine that the will not commit Said offence any more

Soloman Back

Th under assigned woul Join in the abovee petition

W W Cox
H J. Roberson
Mason Gallut
Daniel Gallett
Jno Higgins
Daniel Hagins
William Patrick
Jesse Coffee
Isaac Calvin
Bergwin Hanness
[...] Hamas
John J Rise
G W Wheeler
James H Reed
Samuel Patrick
Washington Hanins
John L Berry
James Lains

John Lykins
T C Howard
Bray patrick
Archabale Risner
Lars Reed
Hamlok Camp
John Patrick Esq.
B Hamon Esqr
Gilby Adders
W. J. Coffee
E. C. McGuire
S. J. Filson
W, W, Harris
H. P. Williams
Thomas Hanson
Elisha Oney
William Hand

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John Wills
Robt Patrick
James fugett Sr
James M Reed
James Howard
B. F. Howard Sheriff J P S M
Harvy Keeton
Henery Howard
Ephriam Hands
M Franklin
Andrew Howard
W S Proter
John Reed
James H Hand
Robt Russel
Tho. B. Helten
Rubin Arntt
Ezekiel gullett
F O Smith
Philip Jose
William Risner
Eli Laykens
Miles Williams
Wm P Hames
John W [...]
S F gullett

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Morgan Cir Ct
$60 } Tipling
Sol. Back
IssdMar 27. 1861

Respite 12 mos
B. M

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To his Exclency Beriah Magoffin
Govner of the State of Kentucky

Your petioners wood represent that the Circuit Held in M