Petition

Gabriel Weitzel to Beriah Magoffin

1861-03-16

Date of Creation
March 16, 1861
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
MG19-283
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0816
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32209224

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Dates
1861-02
1861-03-16
1861-04-17
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Gabriel Weitzel to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-03-16, 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-0001-020-0816 (November 13, 2026).

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To His Excellency B MaGoffin Govr of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Gabriel Weitzell States that at the Feby term 1861 of the Franklin Circuit Court he was fined $50 for letting C. G. Grahams negro have liquor

He states that the said Graham gave him a general order to let his Grahams Slaves have liquor at any time; which is herewith presented. The only condition of which is that they should have "good liquor" This order was deemed insufficient but Your Petitioner let Said Slave have it in good faith honestly believing that the law permitted it He prays for the remission of said fine.

March 16. 1861

G. Weitzel

We Concur in the prayer of this Petition
Jno Rodman
Tho. C. Kyle
Thos. J. Frazier
John O Connell
J, W, Southe
C S. Kahr

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Franklin Cir. Ct
G Weitzells
Petn to Govr
Respite 12 mo
B. M
$50 } liquor to a slave
Gabl. Weitzell
IssdApr 17 1861