Petition

Charles Sauter to Beriah Magoffin

1861-08-27

Date of Creation
August 27, 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
MG21-250
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1338
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32209746

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Dates
1861-08
1861-08-27
1861-08-30
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Charles Sauter to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08-27, 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-0001-020-1338 (November 12, 2026).

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To His Excellincy B. Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner, Charles Sauter, states that at the August Term 1861, of the City Court of Louisville he was fined $20-for selling liquor without license, He keeps a small retail Grocery — by which he barely supports himself & family. The costs in the case amount to $16,10 which he has paid. The information against him was Given by a public prostitute, whom he refused to credit for Groceries, and who was largely indebted to him at the time, and failing to obtain further credit she vented her spite against him by having him fined He respectfully asks for a remission of the fine
Aug. 27 '61

Chas. Sauter

I know the petitioner well, and have information since M. Sauter was fined, which had I known at the time I would not have prosecuted him. I think Justice would [be subserved] were the fine remitted

W. G. Reasor

We the undersigned neighbors of Chas Sauter Join in his petition

W. J. Clark
Henry Morielli
A Grosmyer.
D. S. Griffiths

Chas Fais.
Frank Herm.
Otto Winstel
Moriss Brandel
Jacob Roost

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Louisville City Ct

Respite 12 Mo
B, M

$20. } liquor
Chas. Sauter
Issd Aug 30. 1861