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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-0001-020-0812 MG19-276 to MG19-277

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin governer of the state of Kentucky your petitioner would represent That he was Endited at The morgan Circuit Court for Retailing Spiritous Liquor with out Licens and that The Enditement was Through Malace and Spite he and That at The May Term 1859 They obtained a verdict against him in favour of the Commonwealth for $60, and That he is a poor man with a Large family and Scearcely any property States That if your honor will remit Said fine that the will not commit Said offence any more

Soloman Back

Th under assigned woul Join in the abovee petition

W W Cox H J. Roberson Mason Gallut Daniel Gallett Jno Higgins Daniel Hagins William Patrick Jesse Coffee Isaac Calvin Bergwin Hanness Hamas John J Rise G W Wheeler James H Reed Samuel Patrick Washington Hanins John L Berry James Lains John Lykins T C Howard Bray patrick Archabale Risner Lars Reed Hamlok Camp John Patrick Esq. B Hamon Esqr Gilby Adders W. J. Coffee E. C. McGuire S. J. Filson W, W, Harris H. P. Williams Thomas Hanson Elisha Oney William Hand

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John Wills Robt Patrick James fugett Sr James M Reed James Howard B. F. Howard Sheriff J P S M Harvy Keeton Henery Howard Ephriam Hands M Franklin Andrew Howard W S Proter John Reed James H Hand Robt Russel Tho. B. Helten Rubin Arntt Ezekiel gullett F O Smith Philip Jose William Risner Eli Laykens Miles Williams Wm P Hames John W S F gullett

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Morgan Cir Ct $60 } Tipling Sol. Back IssdMar 27. 1861

Respite 12 mos B. M

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To his Exclency Beriah Magoffin Govner of the State of Kentucky

Your petioners wood represent that the Circuit Held in M