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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-0230 MG17-195

Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky 1860-12-05 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Mayfield. Der 5th 1860 Gov. MaGoffin --

At the December term of the Graves Circuit Court 1859, J W Perry was tried & fined Nine Hundred Dollars for a breach of his Tavern bond in this for Selling Whiskey to Allen Moody alledged to be drunk at the time. -- P. asked for a continuance of the case to prove that he did not sell the whiskey & that he was not present at the time but the court overruled the motion for a continuance & then the case be appealed to the Court of Appeals. the case offered -- He was also at the August term of the Graves Equity & Criminal Court tried & fined Two Hundred & Twenty five Dollars for suffering gaming in his house, indictment found at the Same time the other was: evidence in the last showed that persons on one occasion played in his hotel he not being present: these indictments & fines have gone out of difficulty P & others in were engaged in relation to the hotel, -- Perry has now gone keeping Tavern he has a large family & it will greatly distress him & his family to pay these fines & the cost & Atto fees of Comth Atto will be as much as he can possibly pay --. this is a case which calls for Executive interposition & I earnestly hope ^you^ will relieve him

Respy yours Luc Anderson

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we unite in the request that the fines impose on Perry be released & hope that your Excellency will find it consistent with Your feelings to interpose

R, K, Williams A R Boon J T Lockridge S. P. Thompson

Graves cir. ct $300 } breach of tavern bond J. W. Perry Respd 12. mos IssdDecr 13 1860