Joseph Vogt to Beriah Magoffin
1860-11-12
- Date of Creation
- November 12, 1860
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- MG22-69 to MG22-70
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1483
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209891
Citation
Joseph Vogt to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-11-12, 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-0001-020-1483 (February 12, 2026).
To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky,
Your Petitioner Joseph Vogt represents, that at the gave him took the drink of liquor, He denies that he sold the liquor to him but gave it to him. He had Employed J B Lancaster Esqr to defend the case for him, Mr Lancaster was sick inthe County and unable to attend Court — and petitioner was not present at the trial knowing that his attorney was sick and about, and he understood from his attorney that he had made arrangements with the Pros Attorney to continue all his cases for the term, therefore he did not not prepare for trial. Petitioner keeps a small Grocy on the corner of Chestnut & Jackson streets, and never Gave Liquor to said McCorkle, or any other young man before, nor has he ever before been charged with any similar offense He is poor, a man of large family, and unable to pay, the fine, the costs being as much now as he can pay— He was Entirely ignorant of the law by which he was fined & promises to avoid such offense hereafter
Wherefore he asks a remission of the fine
Louisville
I live next door neighbor to Mr Vogt & know him to be a good orderly citizen, and know that he is not in the habit of Giving or selling liquor in his grocery. Hehas sent Petition contains the truth & I join in his petition
Geo W Doam J P J C
I Join the Petitioners requests
W. G. Reasor
Mr Vogt. is a very clever man and an orderly citizen; I am satisfied he will not be guilty of a similar offence again.—
The undersigned Citizens of Louisville unite in asking your Excellency to remit the fine against Mr Vogt. We know that Wm MCcorkle goes with a Crowd of vy bad boys, who went to the Grocey of Mr Vogt, and forcibly, took liquor, They have often put Mr Vogt in fear of the their disorderly & violent conduct — as they have other good Citizens in the neighborhood
George Jos Vogt states that Wm MCCorkle never paid him for any liquor. That MCCorkle came to his house with bad company, of whom he was afraid, and took the liquor, against the his consent of— and he was afraid to resist them, as any other person in the neighborhood would have been who knows him & his company
Joseph Vogt
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the
Geo W Doane J. P. J C
Louisville City Ct.
Respite 12 Mo
B. M
$50. } selling liquor to a minor
Jos Vogt
Issd
Remitted
B. M.
Issd
