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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-0001-020-0517 MG18-303

Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky 1861-01-09 Petition English 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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His Excellency Gov Magoffin

We the undersigned Citizens of Newport Campbell County Kentucky. Would respectfully represent that having heard with regret that our Fellow Citizen William Grossmith has been fined in the sum of Sixty Dollars in the Boone Circuit Court at the October term 1860 Keeping a Tipling House facts in the case that Wm Grossmith who ^now is and^ had been for years past engaged in Keeping a Confectionary & Saloon in this place. went to the fair held at Florence and rented a Booth wheret he provided customers with refreshments and among others furnished some with liquor, this was the whole sum and substance of his offending. We can Say to your excellency that Mr Grossmith is an upright honest, sober, industrious man, whose character is irreproachable We have known him personally for many years and can assure you this is the first time that he was ever convicted of an offense. We think his case demands the Executive clemency, and beg your excellency to use the pardoning power in his behalf.

Newport, Ky Jany 9th 1861

Geo R Fearons E. W. Hawkins G A Loman H. D. Hehn Jane Winston Moses Coon F. A. Boyd A S Berry F M Webster James H Ainsworth F T. Hahn J. R. Hallam Robt B MCrackin Reuben Tedrow J. A. Wilson Kenton Florence John Goodridge T. S. Fish Cor Sect Agr Association G. H. Aydelott F. Joseph Fernediny Stockholders

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Boone Cir. Ct Respite 12 mo B. M $60 } Tipling Wm Grossmith IssdJany 30. 1861

June 25 59 59