G. D. Rucker et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-03-01
- Date of Creation
- March 1, 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
- MG19-365 to MG19-366
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0867
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209275
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Citation
G. D. Rucker et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-03-01, 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-0001-020-0867 (November 14, 2026).
To the Honorable Govenor of Kentucky or Chief Magistrate of the State
Where=as It appears from Record that there was a true bill found agnst John Brewer of the County of Franklin & State of Kentucky for selling or retailing Whiskey by the Small & after that a Judgement from the Circuit Court in Sd County for the Sum of thirty som dollars & then an execution was ishuned agnst Sd Brewer & G. D. Rucker entered as his Security and now the money is called for & Brewer has not got the money & we the under signed are personally acquainted with John Brewer & do Know him to be a hard working man & perfectly, honest in all of his dealings & we pray you to release Sd fine & Judgement agnst Sd. Brewer as we Know it will oppress him & his helpless family this the
G. D. Rucker Security of Brewer
D. F. Bailey
J. S. Peyton
J N Mccann
Leonidas Rucker
Thomas Warren
Soloman Steel
J A Mobley
W,,H,, Rupe
J S Sheets
John Dees
Stephen Allen
G f hackett
B H yount
John W Pulliam
Stephen F Harrod
Riley G Harrod
Henry Baker
James Harp
Dennis Harp
Beverly Arnold
Dennis Onan
Franklin Cir. Ct
Remitted for 12 months
$37 } Liquer
Jno. Brewer
Issd