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 November 11, 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-0001-020-0291 MG17-284

Ballard County, Kentucky Ballard County, Kentucky 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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To his Excllency Honr B Magoffin

John Benyer of Ballard County Ky Keeps a Ferry across the ohio river. and in connection with it has pleasure Garden on the Kentucky side Where the young & gay frequently visit & Swing dance & indulge in other innocent amusements, One day whilst a company were there enjoying themselves a Gentleman in the company Said to Benyer he must have some brandy. Benyer politely asked him in, set out some brandy. the Gentlman drank three down a dime & went out Benyer telling him to take his money that he did not Sell want it & did not Sell his brandy & refused to take it under the above State of facts Benyer was taken before the county Judge of Ballard County & by him fined Sixty dollars wrongfully & as we fear maliciously. We the undersigned citizens of Ballard county Ky Know Said Benyer & take pleasure in bearing testamony to his good ^character^ & do not beleave that he would intentionally violate the laws of his country,

We recommend him to your Executive clemency & hope that you will remit the fine so unjustly imposed upon

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T. J. Jenkins F D. Bailey W H Russell G W Boyd C. Rollings J H Bishop V A McCutchen D. F. Fraser W, L, Skinner J M Tisdal Jno E Henderson M. L. Christian W A. Jefferson J. P. Jones R Frost