William Boswell to Beriah Magoffin
1861-12-26
- Date of Creation
- December 26, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Covington, Kenton 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
- MG22-238 to MG22-239
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1594
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210002
- People
- Francis, A. J.
- Weidler, Benjamin B., Sr.
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Littlefield, Calvin A.
- Wilson, Garrett
- Berry, J. W.
- Arnold, James
- Gray, James B.
- Rankin, James C.
- Goodson, John A.
- Collins, John
- Wasson, Joseph B.
- Hockemp, Joseph
- Bower, L.
- Townsend, Larkin
- Rees, Lewis M.
- Lambert, Patrick
- Perrin, Solomon C.
- Dempsey, Thomas
- Tousey, V. V.
- Arthur, William Evans
- Hopkins, William
- Perrin, William Josephus
- Boswell, William W.
- [unknown], [unknown]
- Places
- Covington, Kentucky
Citation
William Boswell to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-12-26, 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-0001-020-1594 (November 12, 2026).
Covington Ky.
To His Excellency the Governor of Ky,
Dear Sir,
Your Petitioner Wm Boswell would respectfully represent, that at the present term of the Kenton Circuit Courtin Covington he was fined in the sum of $5000 on the charge of selling whiskey to a miner named Garrett Wilson, He states that the only witness in the case was the sd Wilson. that the testimony was that he ^(Wilson)^ had purchased whiskey of the barkeeper of sd Boswell who is a was a tavern keeper, who stated that about Christmas 1860. but on X examination that he could not say that it was later that august 1860, he bought whiskey of the barkeeper then. The barkeeperwas an old man, and has left the Comth. The Indictment was found
He states that the witness wWilson has the appearance of being at least 25 years of age, and has been for years doing business for himself as was in proof boarding with his father and paying his board as a stranger, his father (notoriously) claiming no control over him. He therefore prays your Excellency to remit by pardon, as an act of Executive Clemency the sd fine so far as the same can be done by your Excellency, and as in duty bound will ever pray,
Respectfully
Wm Boswell
We join in the above petition and believe this a worthy case for the interference of Executive Clemency, Mr. Boswell keeps an orderly house. is a sober and correct man. is also laboring under bodily afflictions being crippled in one (the right) hand
Thomas Dempsey
Joseph Hockemp
Patrick Lambert
J, B, Wasson
V. V. Tousey
L. M. Rees
J W Berry
A J Francis
The witness against the above petitioner appeared to me to be at least 25 years of age. I know Mr Boswell is ever scrupulously careful. not to violate law. and think the above fine really a hardship, and this case a worthy one for the interference of Executive Clemency 10 of the Jurors ^who [...] & the Comlth Atty Mr Arthur^ have signed his petition
Respectfully
Kentno Cir ct
$50. } Whiskey
Wm Boswell
Remitted
B, M
Issd