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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-0001-020-0509 MG18-289 to MG18-290

Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky 1861-01-17 Petition English Version 2 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Perryville Ky Jany 17th 1861 To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Gov of Kentucky

The undersigned Your Petitioner Would respectfully represent that a fine of Fifty Dollars was imposed upon Your petitioner under the following circumstances (Viz) On or about the 1st of November 1859 Your Petitioner obtained from the Boyle County ^Court^ a license to Keep a Hotel in the Town of Perryville, also to retail Spirits, and on or aboout the 1st of September last, my Son without my Knowledge, Sold a Young Man who is Said to be under the age of Twenty one Years one drink of Whiskey, and on the 5th day of the present month, a warrant was issued against Me by a Justice of the Peace, and I was forced into trial forthwith and a Judgment rendered against Me for Fifty dollars, for said Offence. When it is Known to most of the citizens of Perryville and vicinity that I have upon divers occasions refused to Sell to Minors. It is also Known by all persons here, that I am an orderly and law abiding Citizen in every respect. Your Petitioner therefore respectfully asks your Excellency to interpose and remit Said fine, and in duty bound Will ever pray

A H Tucker

Boyle County sct

This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for Boyle County A. H. Tucker and made oath that the above Statements as Set forth in the Petition were true

January 17th 1861

J. H. Trife J. P. B. C.

Dear Beriah

The foregoing Petition was drawn up by us and Will State that We Know the facts as Stated in the Petition are true, and have no hesitency in Stating that the names of two thirds of the Citizens Could be obtained to have the fine remitted, but thought it hardly necessary to do further than to State the facts with one Signature giving it as our Candid opinion

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that the fine Should be remitted, and advised Mr Tucker not to take the usual Course in obtaining a list of Names, that we believed you would have Sufficient confidence in our Statements to remit the fine. We took great pleasure in reading your letter to the Commissioners from Ala and fully concur with your Sentiments expressd... Our regards to your family

Verry Truly Your friends J. A. Burton J. W. Burton

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Boyle J. P. $50 Selling liquor to minor

A. H. Tucker Remission Issued Jany 21 1861

Remitted B. M