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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-0001-020-0753 MG19-172

Nelson County, Kentucky Nelson County, Kentucky 1861-04-20 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "6": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "6": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "5": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 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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Nelson Cir. Court March Term 1861. The Comwth, Ky.. Plff against } Tippling House Thomas J. Sweets Deft

Came the parties by Attornies and the Deft. entered a Plea of "not Guilty," and thereupon cause a Jury. Viz; T. H. Miles, H. Nicholls, J. T. Jenkins, T. K. Marshall, Henry Hagan J. F. Queen Jr. V. Wellington, Thomas Newman, Wm Beane, Ben Kurtz, E. N. Humphrey, & James Crance, who being elected, tried and sworn, and after having heard the evidence, and arguments of Counsel, retired to Con Sult of their verdict, and returned the following verdict: viz; "We of the Jury find the Deft. guilty of the offense Chgd. in the Indictment.." T. H. Miles, Foreman, It is therefore adjudged by the Court, That the Plaintiff recover of the Deft. The Sum of Sixty Dollars and the Costs of this prosecution.. To the ruling of the Court the Deft. excepted and filed his Bill of Exceptions, which were signed, Sealed and enrolled and ordered to be made part of the Record.

A Copy: Att; Wm Murphy Ck

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Affiant Says that George Cundiff was one of the witnesses sworn in the case of the Commonwealth vs Thomas J Sweets in the Nelson Circuit Court at the late March Term thereof & it was upon his testimony that it appeared that Sweets was guilty of retailing ardent spirits. This same George Cundiff was discredited on a former occasion in the Nelson Circuit Court by respectable & truthful witnesses & this was about the year 1857 or 1858

Simon Humphrey

Signed & sworn to before me by Simon Humphrey this 20th day of April 1861

J. W. Muir Notary Public of Nelson County

We the neighbors of T. J. Sweets Knowing that he is a man in humble & needy circumstances & feeling that the payment of a fine of the size mentioned in the foregoing Judgment would very much embarass the said Sweets & family and believing that there is doubt as to the propriety of the of the imposition of said fine on account of the evidence upon which it is based do heartily & cheerfully petition His Excellency Gov Magoffin to remit the same

Washington Beall G W Hardisty B J Beaven J C Russell C. B. McCauley P. W. McCauley W R H Cass George Hall Samuel VanCune Stephen Hall Thos Mills George.W. Brady B. D. Goon

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John Brown John H vowles L F Thompson S B Naley S Lamkin Charles Graham S W Brown Ben Brown David P Ray S. Vittetoe Edward Whitfield James Whitfield J. R. Thompson Elias Russell Hugh Walker F. M. Malone John Lamkin J D Thompson James Florance Ignatious Mills J. N. Downs W. D. Mcbridge Jesse A. Graves Thomas Finwick Jefferson Johnson E M Messenger James Martin Jas Martin Jr John Whitfield E Martin E Boon John Anderson James Picket Joseph Linne Alexander Alvey David Craven A Frouman B Alvey H. H. Alvey Sr John D Kaarman W K Thompson Henry Mattingly W K Mitchell Francis Carrico Joseph Ray Stephen Autry G. H. Hardesty Jr H. N. Mitchell Jas N Carrico R. T. McCauley Wm Lamkin G. G. Beaven Joseph Brady J M Jones Joseph Hinton Malcom H baston H. C. Wright S. L. Walker S. A. Williamson J. H. Mattingly L. W. Pike

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Alexander Millen John Sutton Michael M Millen James Famli Ritchar Sutton Frank Harris G. H. Carter R S Ward Esq Edward Carter Geo W. P. Beall Jno F Wilburn T. J. Beall esq A J Beall William H. Head H P Edwds George Tompkins Joseph Morris Peter Brown Miles Hagan Benjamin Mitchel Jerom Brown John Brown Thomas H Price P. N. Pike E. F. Heinig. John Norris James Beall Jame. A. Suttles Wm Hutchins Stanley Brown Joseph Brown J. D. Boles M A Gore Thos. H. Miller G N Price Squire Lafalett Joseph Dawson ruben greenwell Nace Shormburg Thomas Mattingly R R Thomas Hillory H Johnson Thomas Dawson Felix Foyle George Radcliffe C. C. Blincoe C. C. Chisker

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Nelson Cir. Ct Tho. J Sweets $60 } tipling Resp 12 mos IssdMay 20. 1861