Henry Eastman to Beriah Magoffin
1862-04-07
- Date of Creation
- April 7, 1862
- 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
- MG23-153 to MG23-154
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1791
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210199
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Citation
Henry Eastman to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-04-07, 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-0001-020-1791 (January 18, 2026).
To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky —
Your petitioner Henry Eastman would most respectfully state that ^he^ rented a spacious building in Louisville known as the "Mozart Hall" for the purpose of giving a number and variety of Concerts — To make his business more profitable: He determined to set apart a certain Room in said Hall as a BeerSaloon — He deposited his money in the City Treasury, the full amount required by the License Inspector, to wit, One Hundred & Fifty dollars for licenses — He commenced selling as is customary with all Retailers of Liquors as soon as he deposited his money and filed his petition with the Clerk of the General Council — Thisisthe universalpractice. The City Council However refused to grant a License in such close proximity with a Concert Hall — Your Petitioner was then indicted & fined in the City Court of Louisville the sum of sixty dollars as for a Tippling House — This Indictment was found while his money was in the Treasury. There is no merits in the case; and altho the letter of the law was against him, the merits are on his side — He thinks this a decided case for the exercise of the Executive prerogative — He acted
in good faith with the Ciy and ceased to sell the moment the Council refused to give him license — He confesses that he was surprised by this action of the Council; but when said action was taken he bowed in submission — He protests against the equity of being fined — He prays that this fine may be remitted He suggests that the costs will be enough to remind him in future of the uncertanty of ^city^ councils —
Henry Eastman
By Baird & Price
attos. at Law.
We have just tried this case & the facts are fresh in our minds — The allegations stated in the petition are true, while ^the^ deductions From the premises advanced are correctly drawn —
We are responsible for the facts contained in this petition — We hope your excellency will proceed to act upon the request and direct the pardon to us. Mr. Henry Eastman the petitioner is not at this date in the City. We shall look for him on Wednesday —
Very Respectfully
Your obedient servants
Baird & Price —
Louisville City Court
$60 } Tipling
H. Eastman
Respd 6 Mos
Issd