William B. Wall et al. 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
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- MG20-33 to MG20-34
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0979
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- 32209387
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Citation
William B. Wall et al. 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-0001-020-0979 (November 13, 2026).
To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky,
Your petitioners State that the the Harrison Johnson was fined $60, that is $20. in three cases of Indictments against him for keeping a tipling house, The Said Johnson confessed Judgment for $20, in each of the three cases, Your petitioners State that the offences were committed by selling wine and beer at three picnics in the county last Summer, that they believe the offence was no wanton or known violation of law on the part of Johnson, but was done ignorantly, that he is a civil, and orderly man, poor & hard run, with a large family and they believe a fit & proper case for Executive Clemency, wherefore they pray Said fine be remitted, & they will ever pray,
Wm B Wall
G W Ray
Jo G Harrison
H W Warfield
R. D. James.
J. B. Ijams.
S H Jones
Geo. Disney.
Jno P. Thompson
C. Maxwell
Clint W Clasty
John Locke S. D. C
Tapley Maddox D. do
J B Anderson
W. N. Sweeney
A Dahringer
Names,
Robert, P, Sharp
Tom L Sandusky
Wm M Manns
William A Bryant
Jacob McGavock
Rob Pattinger
John Newsum
M Lipstine
Dick Mitchell
Alex Wile
Z F Lipstine
R. H. Bottinger
John S Mitchell
F H Bollinger
James Megill
Henry Megill
A M C. Simmons,
John D Williams
M P Fuqua
John G MFarland
Names,
Daviess Cir. Ct
Remitted
B. M
$20. 3. judgments
Harrson Johnson
Issd
Names,
Names,