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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-0001-020-1113 MG20-221 to MG20-222

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To his excellency B Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your petitioner John McEntire states at the last termOcto Term of the Boyd circuit court he was indicted by the Grand jury of said county for having sold Liquor to a minor- and at the last April Term (1861) he was absent from the county unavoidably having gone to Texas- The indetementt was taken as true without any defense and fined the sum of $50 -- and he has been forced to Replevy the same with Mordicai Williams security -- He says that he could have clearly proven that he did not sell the Liquor that he had none himself that he hapened to be in the Bar Room of scott Gilkey at whose House he was boarding in the Town of Catlettsburg and a neighbour boy came in who he was well acquainted with and stated his mother had sent him for some Liquor that she was sick your petitioner knew the condition of the woman and satisfied it was right for her to have it without waiting for Mr Gilkey to come in waited upon the Boy. The Liquor was for Mrs Frasheur who was sick if any money was paid he is not certain he may have paid ten sents for the little Whiskey that was put in the bottle brought by the Boy- and he satisfied the same was not used by the Boy but taken by him to his Mother- In consideration of the facts and circumstances he prays your excellency to remit the fine he believed at the time he done the act he was doing the suffering an act of kindness -- and that had no other motive whatever for the liquor was not his nor was he compensated in any shape May 11th 1861 --

John McEntire

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Boyd County sct-

I C. S. Gilkey, states that he has examined the petition of John McEntire and can say that at the time he was indicted he was boarding at my House (Tavern) also at the time of the alledged sale to a minor and had been for some time- and further say that he had no interest in the Liquor sold nor was he employed by me he is further satisfied that the same was on his part an act of kindess for Mrs Frasheur who was sick and her house House was but a few steps from offthe

C. S. Guilkey

We the undersign citizens of Boyd county acquainted with Doctor John McEntire who resided in this place for some time and was boarder at Mr Scott Gilkeys we are satisfied he was in noway engaged in the Liquor trade we heartly unite in the prayer of the petitioner for the remission of his fine

L. J. Hampton J. P. B. C Q W Riely D. H. McGhee M L Baner Thos J Ewing S S McCrayer Wm H, Johnner John Funleones John Meck James. C. Ely Wm Runyon Robt Cristy George N. Brown R. Grinstead H. H. H. Eba R B McCall C. L. Guilkey Henry Barton K, N, Harris Wm Pugh M D Thos J. Layns W. O. Hampton M. W. Norris Wm Ruostman T. E. Henderson

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Jeremiah Jeremiah Burns W S Clark O, W, Martin L Stephenson

Catlettsburg May 13th 1861. Messrs. L. Roberts, and John M. Rice,

You will please, present the petition, to the, Governor, get the remission for, Mcgntire, as I do believe, he should have it; we are all well;- tell, Thos J. Fraseir, to send me a stand of arms; consisting of sharps Rifles a good pair of sharps, pistols and I will use them prudent by driving and keeping, off the Darkrepublicans; has no use for the arms; and I have, Sinclair you bring them home to me-

my Respects to friends. I am &c. Jas M. Rice

Remitted B M

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Boyd Cir. Ct $50. } Selling liquor to a minor John McEntire Remission Issd May 16. 1861