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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-0001-020-1081 MG20-182

Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky 1861-05-31 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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Hickman Ky May 31st 1861 To his excellency Beriah Magoffin Respected sir

At the present Term of this court Mr J. W. Clark was fined $60 -- for Keeping a tippling house the evidence showed that Mr Clark had always Kept ash an orderly house and always obtained a license so to do -- but because th his bar room was not under the same rofof of his hotel. The Jury was bound to find him guilty. Mr Clark is a good law abiding citizen and would not Knowingly violate any law -- and as he is poore and as he did not Know that he was violating any law he asks your excellency to remit the find

your obedient servant Thos. H Corbett

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Remitted B. M

Issd. June 24