Almorien Perkins et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-04-16
- Date of Creation
- April 16, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Boone 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
- MG19-488
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0939
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209347
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Citation
Almorien Perkins et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-04-16, 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-0001-020-0939 (November 13, 2026).
Boone County Ky
To His Excellency Hon B McGoffin
Whereas R B Acra has been indicted and fined the sum of Fifty dollars for selling whiskey to minors the circumstances in the case are as follows A young man by the name of Hicks has been to every tavern in this county with the exception of one or two and purchased whiskey on his own account and then went before the Grand Jury and informed on them thereby causing them to be fined
Mr Hicks is now over 21 years of age but was married before he was of legal age; he had at the time of his appearance before the grand jury, the appearance of being 22 or 23 years old he has considerable beard and very much the appearance of a man
Therefore under the circumstances we the undersigned citizens of this county do respectfully pray you to remit the fine
Almorien Perkins
Benjn Sandford —
W C Colvert
Jasper Sandford
M Macguess
Wm H Baker, Sheriff Boone
William Watts —
RE D Grant —
J L Woodford
S. S. Scott
P. U. Major Com'ths Atty
C F Nuttall
Columbus Kirtley
F Riddell
W G Standifer
T J Skin
J Chambers Jr
B H Stansifer
Wm E Wake —
John J. Berkshire
W. J. Sandford
J.. W.. Clore
Perry A Butts
W. P. Tucker
Thos L Swetnam
Chas H. Bissett
W. Clarke Tucker
E. K. Herndon
John T Conner
Adam Finch
J Bradford
J M Finch
Absalom Conner
H Ashley
M Willhoit
J. T. Jones
M. S. Rowse
Peter Bloch
Wm H. Wilson
Wm. Allen
Samuel Craig
Enoch Muirheid
Noah Clove
Arthur McFee
Benjamin I Ashley
Frederic Crun
B. O. Dulaney
John Patterson
S. D Hagarty
Lewis C Yager
Paschal Conner
David S Clegg
larken vaughn
B H Conner
S J. Colgler
Boone Cir, Ct
$50 } liquor to a minor
R. B. Acra
Respd 12 mos
Issd
Respite 12 mo
B. M