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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-0001-020-0890 MG19-401 to MG19-402

Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky 1862-03-12 Petition English 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 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 the Governor of the State of Kentucky

The Undersigned state that at the present March Term of the Taylor Circuit Court, a Judgment was rendered in favor of the Commonwealth of Ky. against Alexander Wilson a citizen of Taylor County, upon an Indictment for selling spiritous liquor to one Thomas Colvin a minor under 21 years of age. The judgment was rendered upon a verdict, & was for $50 & the costs of the prosecution. Said Alexander Wilson is a good citizen, a moral & worthy man, & the said Colvin is a robust young man, has had a large beard for several years & looks like he might have been of full age for some time before the spirits were sold, & it would scarcely have occurred to any man that Colvin was a Minor. We think under the Circumstances, as Wilson is not in the business of liquor selling now, that it would be proper to remit the said judgment, & we therefore solicit you to do so

Campbellsville 12th March 1861 A. F. Gowdy J. N. Turner D M Mourning Beverly Robinson J. B. McWhorter Robert Colvin J P Davis Wm F,, Chandler A H Shively Wm Dearen Z. Wheat C. S. Miles C Hoskins R Jenkins L Brown Thos, M Johnson Wm L Turner B. C. Hord T. E. Cowherd

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John H Chandler Geo. W. Aspen A. H. Buchanan John Cloyd one of the Jury Thos. H. Blakey M W Cure Hardin Willson R Robert Fogle H J Colvin Wm. Fawett one of the Jury Timoleon Cravens Wm B Allen Charles Wright one of the Jury William Banks one of the Jury William Cloyd Abel Wright J. W. Lively Wm. L. Davis one of the Jury S M. Durham E Rice Edwin. L. Rice gordon Mare Wm B Carlisle R T Hackley F M Davis C Hoskins T J Scott Geo. W. Montague Lewis Coakley one of the Jury E. L. Barbee C. Thomas one of the Jury R. Davis Sheriff of Taylor County William Mans C. S. Robinson one of the Jury

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Campbellsville Ky Mach 12. 1862 Gov Magoffin

Our mutuall friend Alexander Wilson has ben fined fifty dollars, as stated in the foregoing petition,

Mr. Wilson has always been regarded here as a gentleman of the highest standing & he is entitled to the regard. I believe that the remission of the fine would be right & would meet with the approval of the whole people here

Timoleon Cravens

I have known Wilson for years and he is a reputable reliable clever man

Andy Bornett

Taylor Circuit Court Comwth vs } Indict for selling spirits to a minor Alex Wilson

Alexander Wilson states on oath that at once before the finding of the indictment against him he was ignorant of the existance of such a law as that proceeded under & knew not that selling spirits to minors was any violation of law

Alexr. Willson

State of Ky Taylor County Sworn to before me by Alexander Wilson this 12th March 1862

Geo. W. Montague Clk

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Taylor Cir. Ct $50 } Liquor A. Wilson Remission Issd Mar 15th 1862