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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-0001-020-1073 MG20-171

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To his excellency Beriah Magoffin governor of the state of Kentucky

Your petioners would respectfully represent to your excellency that J H Foster a hotel Keeper in Burlington Boone county was indicted at the september term of the Boone Circuit court for selling spiritous liquors to a minor a Judgment was rendered on said indictment at the april term -- 1861 of said court for $50. against said J H Foster

The minor to whome the liquor was sold was of such an aperance that it would induce any one to believe that he was of age, and he was not very well known to the said J H Foster and your petitioners would respectfullyaskthatthesaidfineof$50, beremittedwould further state that they Know J H Foster to have always thertofor to hav kept an orderly & well conducted hotel & they Know he would not have Knowingly violated ^the^ law & they say it would greatly emberass Foster to pay said fine. we in view of the premises respectfully pray your excellency to remit said fine

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Fount Riddell J Chambers M. Hamilton Clk Cir court S, A, Hagarty P. U. Major com'th Atty Lewis L Youell Theof Armstrong J, O'Hara Jr John T Woodford James Calvert Samuel Butts E F Nuttall

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Petition Respite 12, mo CarrollBoone Cir. Ct $50. } Selling liquor to a minor J. H. Foster IssdMay 17. 1861