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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-0001-020-0274 MG17-254 to MG17-255

Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky 1860-12-29 Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Harrodsburg Ky Dec 29 -- 1860 To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govener of Kentucky --

Your petitioner would state that at the July Term 1859 of the Mercer Circuit Court he was fined the sum of sixty dollars for selling ardent spirits as a Tavern Keeper, he states that he applied to and obtained from the Mercer County Court a License to keep tavern in the Town of Harrodsburg and under this license he admits he did sell ardent spirits -- He says that when trial of the case on he was necessarily absent from the Mercer Courts and the case tried in his absence & having no one to represent the facts, he was found guilty, that he did not know of the finding untill it was too late to get a new trial or make any move in the matter -- He says he had regular town house, paid the tax & done every thing required by Law and sold no ardent spirits untill after he obtained License to keep Tavern & not selling before his License appeared -- He asks your Excelency to remit the fine

R. W. Lowery

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sworn to before me by Robt W Lowery -- this 28th day of Decr 1860

J. P. J H Lillard J P M C

we concur in the prayer of the foregoing petition

G. N. Davis R L Mullins G W Merzan Geo. W. Tompkins Thos,, J,, Vanarsdall J B. Thompson J C Vanarsdall R Alexander Ben C Allin John C Stagg O L Poston J. Cozatt Tho Allin

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Mercer Cir ct Remitted B M IsdJany 3.