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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-0001-020-0926 MG19-472 to MG19-473

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Edmondson County Ky Hon Mr Beriah McGoffin Governor of Kentucky Your excellency.

Your humble Petitioner Joseph W Sanders would respectfully state to your Honor, that a fine of $60 was assessed against him at the March Term of the Edmondson Equity and Criminal Court 1861. for selling whiskey. by the quart. &C,, Your petioner would beg leave to say at the time he sold the whiskey, he was in bad health and had been some length of time previous, and further your petitioner states that he did not buy and sell with a view of violating the law in ^any^ way whatever, some of the Visitors told ^me^ that I had a right to sell by the quart. &C, Consequently done so, and thereupon came into Open Court and Confessed Judgement. Your humble petitioner is a very poor man, having a Wife and family depending on me ^for^ a Support, also destitue of means in the ad midst of the pressure of money matters,, whereupon Your humble Petioner petitioner prayes your clemency to be extended towards him in in this time of great distress,, and trouble,, I remain your humble servant. most Respectfully

Joseph W Sanders

We the undersigned unite in the prayer of the aforesaid Petioner.

James Lock J. H. Baker Stroud vanmeter John. J. Shively W. Harrel D. M. Baldwin, Samuel Wilson Thomas Thomas Merideth W P S Arnett

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Tiler. caroll g Mc Hagan Sutton Hazel J. W. Gore L. w. Merideth A. Harrel P. P. Pace J P E C John Blevis Joseph. T. Merideth D. W. Robinson Thos. S. Sanders. J P E C James Eaton F. M. Hodge M. D. H. P. Hodge William Austill Richard Dunbin J. P. E. C D. J. L. Fowel R. C. Hayslip D Clerk R M Davis J F Damonbaun Edward Blair Henry Blair Isaac. N. Martin John Couts Thomas. Merideth Enoch. Woods James, T, Robinson Allen, Davis Samuel, Slone J. D. Sanders Henry Musgrove P H Sohan P M C W. Morrison W. W. Palmore G. T. Heath.

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Edmonson E & C Ct $60 } Tipling Jos W. Sanders Respd 12 mos IssdApr 9. 1861

Respite 12 mo B. M