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 November 12, 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-0001-020-0979 MG20-33 to MG20-34

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To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky,

Your petitioners State that the Feby Term 1861,the Harrison Johnson was fined $60, that is $20. in three cases of Indictments against him for keeping a tipling house, The Said Johnson confessed Judgment for $20, in each of the three cases, Your petitioners State that the offences were committed by selling wine and beer at three picnics in the county last Summer, that they believe the offence was no wanton or known violation of law on the part of Johnson, but was done ignorantly, that he is a civil, and orderly man, poor & hard run, with a large family and they believe a fit & proper case for Executive Clemency, wherefore they pray Said fine be remitted, & they will ever pray,

Wm B Wall G W Ray Jo G Harrison H W Warfield R. D. James. J. B. Ijams. S H Jones Geo. Disney. Jno P. Thompson C. Maxwell Clint W Clasty John Locke S. D. C Tapley Maddox D. do J B Anderson W. N. Sweeney A Dahringer

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Names, Robert, P, Sharp Tom L Sandusky Wm M Manns William A Bryant Jacob McGavock Rob Pattinger John Newsum M Lipstine Dick Mitchell Alex Wile Z F Lipstine R. H. Bottinger John S Mitchell F H Bollinger James Megill Henry Megill A M C. Simmons, John D Williams M P Fuqua John G MFarland Names,

Daviess Cir. Ct Remitted B. M $20. 3. judgments Harrson Johnson Issd Apr 3.d 1861

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