W. Anthon to Beriah Magoffin
1862-03-03
- Date of Creation
- March 3, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Clarksburg, Lewis County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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
- MG23-18 to MG23-19
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1711
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210119
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Citation
W. Anthon to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-03-03, 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-0001-020-1711 (November 14, 2026).
Clarksburg
His Excellency Governor Magoffin of Kentucky
Sir
I was found guilty by the commonwealth Court of Lewis County for selling Liquor by the drink, my Licence only permitting the sale by quart. The fine put on me for this, was $6000 with Cost, In an address to your Exellency, I prayed for the remittance of this fine as I during of my trial was detained at home by sickness and not able to attend court personally, and your Excellency will have seen by the numerous signature of the petition, that this suit, against me was only an act of some personal enemies.
On this petition your Excellency granted me a respite of 6 months. Now in this hard time I am not able to raise this large amount or excecution shall soon taken place against me. Therefore I would pray most humbly that your Excellency may release me of
of this heavy fine or grant me a longer term of paiment.
I shall remain
Your Excellency
verry obedeint
W. Anthon
Lewis Cir. Ct
$60. } Tipling
W. Anthon
Remission Issd