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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-0001-020-1075 MG20-173

Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky 1861-05-03 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Mount Sterling May 3rd 1861, To his Excellency Gov Megoffin

At the last term of the Montgomery Circuit Court Michael Oconnel was fined $60 for Keeping a tipling house, The selling was done, in his absence by a clerk, and without his knowledge as far as the jury shewed any thing, Oconnel keeps a very fair and gentell grocery here is an industrious & enegetic man -- began the world poor and is unable to pay the fine without serious injury I am satisfied he will not repeat the offense or allow it to be done I hope the governer will remit the fine. and have it immediately transmitted to the sheriff of this County as the replevy is now about out,

Yours truly J, W, Moore

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Montgomery Cir. Ct $60 } Tipling M, O Connell Issd. May 7. 1861

respite 12 mo B, M