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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-0001-020-0694 MG19-46 to MG19-47

Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky 1861-02-13 Correspondence English 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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Newport Ky Feb 13 /61

To The Hon B. Magoffin Governer of Kentucky

Dear Sir

Having being Summon for the Commonwealth against E. J. Hooper for saleing Liquer without Licence Mr F. Stageman and myself wee have only seen him sell at the differnd times, The Jury Accordingly assets the find at Sixty Dollars and Cost, I would say that I have nown Mr Hooper for more then Thirty years he is high minded Gentleman in every respect, he has been a man of wealth, but my misfurtion in trading has become poor, I well now that he has not the money to pay the find, if the Officers would goe in his House and take his furniture it would leave him in distresss

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Mr Hooper was occuping a very pleasent Summer residence near the City, he was perswadet by his neibors to open a Summer Garden, I now myself that he was oppose to in selling intoxicating Liquors, because he is a temrence Man I was living at the time withen a hundred feet of his Garden, I was in and out every day i dont beleave he has sold a quart of Liquor, during the two weeks he kept Garden open I would not had written to you if would be a chartible Act for your Honer to remitt the find,

For the truth of my assertion i would refer you to Hon G. B. Hodge Member of the Legislator, and Col Thos. L. Jones C -- Col Jas Taylor all of with is respectfully submitted to your Honer

Your Very Truly

Jno. T. Masshet F Stagman

Please address to Jno. T. Masshet Newport Ky

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Campbell Cir. Ct $60. } Tipling E. J. Hooper

IssdFeby 15. 1861

Respite 12 mo B. M