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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-0001-020-0998 MG20-60 to MG20-61

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1861-04-05 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Comth. vs } for selling liquor without License John Doyle

We of the Jury respectfully request the Govr of Kentucky to remit his fine he has proven a good character & worth in all respect respectfully the names of the Jury

M G Lowry P M Jones Fom John Dowring Jr S G. Ray George Wyatt J D Seator Jno E Kennedy D Forsyth John Hughes Albert,, Younks J M

All the Jury agreed to sign the petition to His Excellency when they returned the verdict into court, the charge was Keeping a Tipling house & one witness was examined, He stated that he dealt with Doyle as a Gorcery Keeper & was in the constant habit of going to the barrel of whiskey & helping himself when he pleased & Doyle never aksed any pay, on two occasions he put

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money on the counter as pay & once he saw him ^Doyle^ put the money in the drawer, he was owing at the time a Gorcery bill which since the Indictment he has paid off, yr petitioner states now he never sold any liquor to witness & he cannot account for his appearing before the Court & making such a statement, he proved on the trial by Judge Johnston and 3 others of great respectability that he was an orderly sober & respectable man & Kept one of the best family Groceries in the city & they never saw any liquor drank in the house I pray yr Excellency to remit the fine of Sixty dolls or so much as comes to the Comth & I will ever pray &c

Respectfully yr obt servt. John Doyle

We citizens of Louisville join in the prayer of the petitioner to remit his fine & will be greatly obliged for the same

Geo. Stokes Henry Frankels J W Owings James Kinkpatrick Lee Chambers T. H. Crawford Mayor. John Joyes O H Strattan Clk C C L B McAtee C O Walton W. J. D. Megowan Ch. M. Herusha C J C Geo. F. Evans

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I. G. Hunt G Megowan Daniel McCalister Thomas G. Addison P Moulcahy Michl. J. OCallaghan Chas Rude John, F, Bean R H Wilson Wm J. C. Baum M. D. E. A Pearson John Still John Laffan T. B Annon C. P. Barnes D Lincoln Thomas Mc Richard Whitty Byron Bacon J Carl Johnston Edwd Fulton J Borries H M Smith M J. Gately Jos. F. Bass C. A. Black W. C. D. Whips Henry J Lyons F. M. Winter P. Hellon E. L. Green Thos Q Roberts John Carrigan O Roberts M. Power John Gargan Geo. B. Fittz John Lillyson

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Mr. John Doyle, is among the last of our citizens whom I would be willing to admit, or could believe guilty of the charge as brought against him -- I Pass by his Business House at least Fourt times per day to my dwelling & Back to my Business and a more industrious and orderly man, and a more reliable man can not be found in our city -- So will do I know his Law abiding and order loving, habits -- that I cannot for a moment believe him guilty. No man has had a better opportunity to testify to his spotless character than I have had during his Business at the corner of 5th & green Sts. and I do really hope your Exelency will remit this unjust fame & Believe me yours

Thos M Hicks

I concur, with the statement made by Col Hicks, as above

T. T. Spree

Dr J W Benson a near neighbor and constant customer of Mr Dolyes cheerfully adds his testimony to that offered above

J, W, Benson

April 5th 1861

I would state to your Excellency that Mr. John Doyle is well known to me, he is an honest & worthy man & I believe that the evidence adduced against him on the trial was from revengeful motives and if your Excellincy will remit his fine, you will be doing only an act, of justice to a deserving man --

very respectfully & truly your friend Robert Montgomery