Petition

Wiley Baker et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-05-28

Date of Creation
May 28, 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
MG20-152
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1059
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32209467

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Dates
1861-05
1861-05-28
1861-06-24
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Wiley Baker et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-05-28, 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-0001-020-1059 (November 14, 2026).

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To his excellency Beriah Magoffin
govenor of the Commonwealth of Ky

We the citizens of Owsley county would respectfully represent that at the may term 1861 of the Owsley circuit court Isaac Mullins was fine twenty dollars besides cost for the offense of retailing spiritous liquors to wit one half gallon on an election day, that we do not believe that said Mullins knew at the time that he was violating the law, but supposed that he could sell that quantity, that he is a good citizen & had very recently moved among us — & is a very poor man & not able to support his family & pay the fine & cost, that the cost will be sufficient punishment & really more than than he is able to pay, we believe that his fine ought to be remitted, & believe that it would meet the approbation of the good citizens of this county, we respectfully ask that you remit the same, this 28th may 1861

Wiley Baker
Isaac H Gabbard
D B Capps Clk
Wm S Hursh D. C.
H F Hensley
W. Williams
I. E. Gibson
A B Gilbert
O C Cole

E B Treadway Sheff
John Cole
John Peter D S
H C Hargis
Ira G profitt
James Spencer
H B Hampton
John C, Cole [...]
T J Treadway D S [...]

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O C Cole
H B Asbell
Thos Thurnell
M. G. Mize

Remitted
B. M

Issd. June 24