<title type="main">J. M. Burnett et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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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-0001-020-0539 MG18-331 to MG18-332

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To his Excellency B. Magoffin: Gov. of Kentucky --

Your petitioners would respectfully represent to your Excellency that at the last August Term of the Trigg Circuit Court, Alfred Lawrence was convicted of the offense of Keeping a Tippling house and fined. His case is one of peculiar hardship; the proof against him rested upon the testimony of only one witness who was a personal enemy & entertained the unkindest feelings toward him, the witness relied upon by the defense was during the time of trial incapacitated from testifying in consequence of for gross intoxication which was not known until he was called upon the stand. In addition to these facts we would represent to your Excellency that sd Lawrence is a poor man, with a large family & that nearly all his property has been sold at Sheriffs sales to pay security and other debts. In consideration whereof we earnestly recommend his case to your Excellency as one calling for the exercise of your clemency & pray that you will remit the fine & are duty bound we will ever pray &c

J M Burnett county atty J. J. Battoe J B Mcguires F. G. Wilkinson P. Thomas R. McCain Williams H Williams Jame Givens A C S. m. Pollard W. Couns E. hody d. couns W W Jackson Wm pollard W M vaughn M. Skiner William Bridges J. F. Calhoon John Riely

Trigg Cir Ct Respite 12 mo B. M IsdJany 3. 1861 $60 } Tipling A. Lawrence

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W J. N. Hargrove W L Ricks R. E. Newman J. L. Ricks Thomas Vinson Peyton Sholar A. B. williams Lenard Fuller Wm R Calhoon Jas Sharnas D. B. Sholar R A Ricks C Thomas J R Elvis Fuller Josephus Barnes James Hargroves Jethro Hargroves William Barnes Arthur Hargrov Dudley Davis Thomas Hixon Starky T. Bridges Simeo Bridges W.. C.. Futrell Wiley Futrell C. T. Futrell John R. Futrell A F Williams W H Redd John R Johnson John Branson R. B. Bell T. Johnson Wiley Johnson J. P. Harth G Calhoun M Simpson