Petition

J. A. Goodson et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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
MG25-147 to MG25-148
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-2366
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FTP Identifier
32210766

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J. A. Goodson et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-2366 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govener of Kentucky

The undersigned Citizen of Covington Ky would represent to your Excellency that John Ryan was convicted ^at the present term of the Kenton Circuit Court^ of selling Liquor to minors under the following circumstances, it was in proof that he sold Liquor to two young men about 18 years of age, and the said Ryan was fined $50 — for selling in Each case, we would represent that the said John Ryan is an honest industrious man and and Entirely unable to pay the above fines, more especially at this time and under the circumstances we would respectfully recommend that so much of the above fine as may ensure to the state be remitted and as in duty bound will Ever pray.

J. A. Goodson

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Wm E Arthur — Atty — Com'th
R. Richardson
O. H. Mooar,
J. G. Carlisle

J. S. Scott
A Madeira
J. M. Casey
W S Perrin
Jno. W. Finnell

[Page 3] A. H. Herod Jailor
S C Perrin
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Kenton Cir. Ct
Respite 12 Mo
B. M
Isd July 20
Jno. Ryan