Michael Doyle 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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- MG21-230 to MG21-231
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1326
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- 32209734
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Citation
Michael Doyle 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-0001-020-1326 (November 13, 2026).
To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin
Governor. State of Ky,
Your petitioner M. Doyle would respectfully state that at the that the circumstances under which he was fined. He is an old man and keeps a small grocery, atby which he earns a scanty living, upon one occassion he sold liquorBeer to an old customer, for which he was fined Twenty dollars, (the penalty for once selling) which he was not able to pay at that time, but expected to be able to pay it in a Short time, when a friend repleived the debt for him, the Replevin bond has now run out and he is pressed to pay the amount some $3700 altogether, and would earnestly beg your excellency to remit $14.00 the amt comming to the Commonwealth,
Your petitioner is in humble circumstances and since the present unhappy war begun his business is such that he can scarce support his family by it, and he would further state that his violation of the law was entirely unintentional on his part. and he therefore prays the intervention of the Executive clemency, and Your petitioner will ever pray &c
Michael Doyle
We the undersigned citizens of Louisville join in the petition of Michl Doyle and earnestly recommend that your excellency remit the Commonwealths portion of the fine
F. B. Jones D M
H. S. Johnston D. M
Jno. W Allen D, C
Wm Miller
F. Mertemacker
L. L. Burke.
Geo. W. Jenkins
J. C. Ogle
Wm Shaw
Robt Lindsay
Alex Hernie
W H Baltimore
Jas H Westbay
Bernard McDevitt
Mr. Doyle the Petitioner I know personally; he is advanced in years & has a wife & four Daughters and very limited means to support them, & I have no doubt it would oppress him greatly to pay the fine.
Geo. W. Johnston.
In addition to the above I have known Mr Doyle for the last twenty years: & know that he is an industrious hard working man. and at this time it is with great deficulty that he is enabled to support his family
Henry Dent
Chief of Police
Respite 12 Mo
B. M
Louisville City Ct
$20.
M. Doyle
Issd