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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-0001-020-1017 MG20-87 to MG20-88

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The undersigned would respectfully represent to the Gov of Ky the Hon Beriah McGoffin that he is a poor man with a family to support and at the last term of the Trigg circuit court He was fined Twenty Dollars and cost for Selling Liquor without Licence the undersigned would respectfuly say he is clear of the charge and if his family had been in Health he would have proven the fact to the court but my family was sick So that I could not be present & my Lawyer failed to attend to the case

Under the circumstances I would respectfully pray you to remit the fine as it will under present circumstances go hard with me to pay the same

W H Dyer

We would respectfuly request our very Hon Gov to grant the pray of Mr W H Dyer May 10/61

Jno J Rouch Dr I. W Miller E. L. Ledford B. N. Mckinney I. A Lewis T. B. Earle J M Daman Dr G W McKinney Joseph H Lancaster G. C. Gany

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P W N P W Nance Thos, H, Nance Dawson T. G. Covington J. B. Cott V. Baird C H Garnett Thomas Powell F M Stephens J. F. Dyer W S Carr R C. J. Burnett H. C. Burnett A Carr Isaac Greenwade Wm Ryan W Ryan Sanders Wyatt Samul Clark J L Dunn Andrew Armstrong Jo Simmons John Nance Ben, F. Dyer Q. A. Bush George, I, Dyer J. F. Barber W. G. Porter E D Moore James Boren W. J. Boren Geo. E. Boren P S, Shelton J R. Powers James Groom J. R. Skinner P. C. Carr

Respite 12 mo B. M Issd June 24 Trigg Cir. Ct $20 } liquor W H Dyer