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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-0001-020-1071 MG20-169

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To his excellency B Magoffin Govenor of the commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioners would respectfully represent that Jasper & Benjiman Sandford wer Seperately fined at the last April term of the Boone circuit in the sum of $50 each for a violation of the law against selling spiritous liqours to minors The were guilty of but a Single offense each and that was in selling to one Hicks who has been for sevrel years trading through the county as an adut & has evey appearance of being truely alone truely one & the said Sandfords not suspitious his non age ^but believing him to be of age^ sold him the liquor They are both poor men. & under the present state of finacial pressure in the country they are wholly unable to pay the fines without a great sacrafice in vew of the facts your petioners respectfuly pray your excelency to remitt the affor said fines

I Join in the prayer of the petition

P. U. Major com'th Atty

Fount Riddell

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Boone Cir Ct Respite 12 mo B. M $50. } Liquor to Minors J. & B. Sandford IssdMay 17. 1861