Petition

William Gardner to Beriah Magoffin

1861-05-22

Date of Creation
May 22, 1861
Place of Creation
Carroll 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
MG20-202
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1098
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32209506

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Dates
1861-03
1861-05-22
1861-05-24
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William Gardner to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-05-22, 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-0001-020-1098 (November 14, 2026).

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To the Hon B. Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioners would respectfully state that at the March term ^1861^ of the Carroll Circuit Court William Gardner was fined $50. for selling Liquor to a minor — That the offense was committed shortly after the law went into effect That said Gardner was not apprised at the time of the exestince of the law we further state that said Gardner is a law abiding man

We therefore believing that said Gardner is entitled to executive clemency, request your excellency to remit said fine

William Gardner

Petitioners
W M Fisher
M T Pryor
A, H, Lothross
A, I, Guthrie
Isaac Griffin
Jno. F. Gano
L. O"Neal
R. J. Wilson
H W Pryor
T W Minish
M. W. Dillehunt

Petitioners
A F Dunagun
Stephen Mosley
H Harris
G G Minish
F M Gert
T. C. Lawrence
David W Hogan
M T MClure

Carroll County Sct

The subscribers to the foregoing petition are

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citizens of Carroll County, & reliable men and their Signatures genuine

Given under my hand this 22 May 1861

John Hogan C. C. C. C

Carroll Cir. Ct
$50. } Liquor to a Minor
Wm Gardner

Respd 12 mos

IssdMay 24, 1861