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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-0001-020-0543 MG18-339 to MG18-340

Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky 1861-01-08 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 Excellency B MaGoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Your Petitioner Silas Bishop would most Respectfully state

That on the 3rd day of May 1860 in the Police Court of Harrodsburg he was fined $60 for selling liquor to Minors

That he was acting as Barr Keeper or assistant for C H B Duncan only temporarily at the time & had no interest in the Bar & if he did violate the Law he was not aware of it at the time & certainly had not wish or desire to violate the Law in so doing & made no profit thereby

That he is a man in very limited circumstances & is not able to bear so heavy a burden without injury to himself & family That he has induced a friend to become his security in a replevin bond for said fine & costs That his friend is likewise in very indigent Circumstances & cannot without injury ^able^ pay the the same That an Execution has issued on said Bond & is now in an officers hands

He would also state That on the same day viz on the 3rd May 1860 he was in the same court fined Ten Dollars by for a breach of the peace under the following circumstances A Difficulty arose between him & one John Reynolds who was makeing a disturbance in the Bar

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Room and in an effort to Keep the peace & Keep good order he was compelled to whip the said Reynolds who out of mere spite had him arrested & Knowing that Reynolds would swear so as to have a judgment rendered against him Your Petitioner thought it but to confess Judgment

He think he was wholly justified in thus acting

Your petitioner is a peaceable quiet man & does not desire to violate the Laws of Society & good Laws

He therefore most respectfully asks a Remissione of said Fine

Sworne to by S. Bishop before me this 8th Januy 1861

J N Sillard J P

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We join in the prayer of the foregoing petition

Jany 1861 M B Pulliam Chr Chinn B M Kirby William Daviess Corydon T. Abell W. H. Daniel W W Smedley Ben. C. Trapnall Thos M.. Cojas Ben C Allin J. C. Waggener James Burke L. marshall L A Herndon E. J. Polk G W Morgan A. A. Silver R Mullins T C Mann M C Hall C. G. A. Runyon D. C. May J. B. Thompson Thos. J. Vanarsdall T. W. Foster J C Vanarsdall John C Handy J W Yates B. F. Patterson H. H. Farnsworth S. M. Brayer Tho. Allin

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Harrodsburg Pol Ct Respite 12 mo B. M. Isd Jay 11,'61 $60 silas Bishop