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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-0001-020-0844 MG19-326

Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky 1861-03-22 Correspondence 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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Harrodsburg Ky March 22nd 1861 Gov B Magoffin Dear Sir

I recieved a few days ago your remittance of a fine against B M Cunningham for $10 -- inflicted by the Harrodsburg Police Court -- that was not the one that was giving the great trouble there was one inflicted against ^him^ during your Stay in Harrodsburg for twenty dollars & fifteen days imprisonment -- which I would like to have remitted but would not like for him to know it the fear of going to jail has caused him to remain at Home & Sober at home ever since -- His mother is disposed to take him to Missouri and have a sober Boy & a business Man made out of him -- although I have not much confidence in the experiment I make no opposition to it -- as I am disposed to resort to any reasonable ^cost & trouble^ for his restoration -- I shall delay his starting for a week or two if I can -- so that he may have time to get him perfectly sobered before he starts I should like however to have the remittance -- to be used or known only, in the event of his being accidentally caught -- before he starts to Missouri --

Respectfully &c Will J. Moberley

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Harrodsburg Po Ct. $20 & 15 days Imp B M Cunningham Remission Issd 3Mar 30 1861

Remitted as to imprisonment & respite 12 mos the fine

B. M