B. Jacoby and Jacob Jacoby 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
- Box / Folder
- MG20-236 to MG20-237
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1122
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209530
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- Dates
- 1861-05-22
Citation
B. Jacoby and Jacob Jacoby 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-0001-020-1122 (November 13, 2026).
To His Exellency B. Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Your Petitioners B. & J. Jacoby represent that they were indicted for selling liquor to a slave and that at the last term of the Franklin Circuit Court were fined on a Joint indictment the Sum of one hundred dollars that is severaly the sum of fifty doll. each. B. Jacoby says he was no ways interested in the thing being no partner, and not at the place of sale — and in no wise interested. that J. Jacoby who has lately come to this Country and knew nothing of the Laws did sell against law and come into Court and plead guilty and the indictment being Joint both were fined — now as much as Your petitioner B. Jacoby is not guilty he prays to be released from the payment of the same and in as much as J. Jacoby is poor and ignorant and Knew not the law he prays to be released. and they will ever pray &c.
B. Jacoby
Jacob Jacoby
We whose names are hereunto subscribed give in the prayer of the petitioners —
C Drake
A. W. Vallandingham
J. W. South
Thos. J. Frazier
J. K. Metcalfe
Jos. J. Belt
P. U. Major
Com'ths Atty
Grant Green
Franklin Cir. Ct
$50 each } Selling liquor to a slave
B. & J. Jacoby
Remitted
B. M
Issd