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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-0001-020-0698 MG19-89

1861-02-15 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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 Gov. B Magoffin

Your Petitioner John Q Adams represents that at the last August Term of the Rowan Circuit Court 1860 1st states that he was fined fifty dollars for selling liquor to a slave. 2nd States that he was also fined at the same court by a Jury of his country fifty dollars for selling liquor to a slave 3d Your Petitioner State that he was also fined Ten dollars for Keeping a Tipling house Now your Petitioners Represent that during the progress of the Trial in the above named causes that Said John Q Adams was absent from the Court house and he was forced into a trial before he could get his witnesses in although useing his utmost exertions during the progress of the trial to get his witness in to prove himself clear of the above charges butthey and he now throws himself upon Your mercy and prays that Your excellency will remit the above fines Your Petitioners Would further Represent that said John.Q. Adams is a poor man and has a Family to support, but not withstanding all that said Adams is an industrious and persevering man. & in all probability will do well in future unless there is too many obstancles thrown in his way and Your Petitioners asks that Your excellency will remit said fines and forever restrain all officers from the collection of the same yours

John.E. Cooper E. H. Logan clk

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O. W. Burns T. J. Y. Hargis John Hargis atto for Rowan Co- James M. Johnson H. S. Logan Moses A Hawkins J A Hieltt J. V. Richards Robt Wylie J. W. McGlosson S. R. C Silas Bartlett H. G. Burns. James Maddox A Euston c. r. c Z. R. Johnson R. F. Johnson W. R. Oxley W. W. House O. H. Trumbo Mastin Stigall J. P. R C. John Jennings B. R. Evans J. E. Johnson J. P. R. C Greenup Nickell J. P. George McDonnall J. W. R. Johnson W. S. Black P. J. R. Co. Co Dr. J. H. Stult

Rowan Cir. Ct 2 for $50. one $10 } sellling liquor to a slave John Q. Adams IssdFeby 15. 1861

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