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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-0001-020-0933 MG19-481

Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky 1861-04-19 Correspondence English 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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Munfordville Ky April 19th 1861 His Excellency B Magoffin Respected sir

At the present April term of our Equity & Criminal Court H H Lock & Nathan Goldsmith were each fined $50. under the law against selling spiritous liquors to minors and I understand that they have Petitioned your Exelency to remit said fines I therefore state that if you can consistent with your duty remit said fines that it would confer a lasting favor upon me as I am was the minor to whom the Spirits were sold for which they were fined I am not Twenty one years old and was in my Twenty first year at the date of said sale and believe they though when they sold me the spirits that I was of full age I do not believe that they hadd any intention of violating the law in selling me the spirits for which they were fined I am personally acquainted with Mess Lock & Goldsmith and Know them both to be clever Gentlemen and believe that their case merits executive clemency.

Very respectfully James H Compton

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Letter of J H Compton To Governor

Respite 12 mo B. M