Correspondence

John Dishman to Beriah Magoffin

1861-05-01

Date of Creation
May 1, 1861
Place of Creation
Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
MG20-234 to MG20-235
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1121
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32209529

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John Dishman to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-05-01, 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-0001-020-1121 (November 13, 2026).

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Barbourville Kentucky
May 1st 1861
Dear Gov.

Mr. Nelson Volentine was fined at the April Term of the Knox Circuit Court for Keeping a Tipling Huse (fine $60)

The circumstances are these- John J. Jones, Had lisence to keep a Tavern He got Volentine to keep His Bar or rather sold Him the Bar privilidges, Jones represented to Volentine that His time would have been Expire at the JulyAugust county court, when in fact it was out at the June County Court, Volentine sold liquor during the interval, believing that the lisence was not out until August at the August Court the License were renewed — He did not intend to violate Law, believd He had a right to sell — Times are Hard no money in the country- Please remit-

Your obt servt
John Dishman

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Knox Cir. Ct
$60. } Tipling
N. Volentine

Remission Issd
May 9. 1861

Resp
Remitted
B. M.

Gov. B. Magoffin

Pet of John [...] } Frankfort KY