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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-0001-020-0939 MG19-488

Boone County, Kentucky Boone County, Kentucky 1861-04-16 Petition 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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Boone County Ky April 16/61 To His Excellency Hon B McGoffin

Whereas R B Acra has been indicted and fined the sum of Fifty dollars for selling whiskey to minors the circumstances in the case are as follows A young man by the name of Hicks has been to every tavern in this county with the exception of one or two and purchased whiskey on his own account and then went before the Grand Jury and informed on them thereby causing them to be fined

Mr Hicks is now over 21 years of age but was married before he was of legal age; he had at the time of his appearance before the grand jury, the appearance of being 22 or 23 years old he has considerable beard and very much the appearance of a man

Therefore under the circumstances we the undersigned citizens of this county do respectfully pray you to remit the fine

Almorien Perkins Benjn Sandford -- W C Colvert Jasper Sandford M Macguess Wm H Baker, Sheriff Boone William Watts -- RE D Grant -- J L Woodford S. S. Scott P. U. Major Com'ths Atty C F Nuttall Columbus Kirtley F Riddell W G Standifer T J Skin J Chambers Jr

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B H Stansifer Wm E Wake -- John J. Berkshire W. J. Sandford J.. W.. Clore Perry A Butts W. P. Tucker Thos L Swetnam Chas H. Bissett W. Clarke Tucker E. K. Herndon John T Conner Adam Finch J Bradford J M Finch Absalom Conner H Ashley M Willhoit J. T. Jones M. S. Rowse Peter Bloch Wm H. Wilson Wm. Allen Samuel Craig Enoch Muirheid Noah Clove Arthur McFee Benjamin I Ashley Frederic Crun B. O. Dulaney John Patterson S. D Hagarty Lewis C Yager Paschal Conner David S Clegg larken vaughn B H Conner S J. Colgler

Boone Cir, Ct $50 } liquor to a minor R. B. Acra Respd 12 mos IssdMay 17. 1861

Respite 12 mo B. M