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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-0001-020-1216 MG21-60 to MG21-61

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To his excelency the governor of Kentucky Beriah McGoffin. your petitioner James Caldwell was fined at the July term of the Anderson circuit Court in 1861 Sixty dollars for the alledged offense of Keeping a tipling hous, The house was not owned or controled by him, and he mearly Sold once for the accommodation of an other without any proffit to himself being ignorant conserving the law in such cases. Your petitioner is a poor and ignorant man, and labors hard for a living and if he is compelled to pay the above sum, it will effectually break him up. He therefore prays that your executive clemency be extended towards him and that said fine be remited, Your petitioner further says he will not be guilty of a like offense.

your Petitioner James Caldwell says the statements in the above petition are true

James Calwell

Sworn to before me by James Calwell this 17th day of July A. D. 1861.

Jas A. McBrayer clk. a. c. c.

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We the undersigned concur in the prayer of the petitioner and ask that the fine be remited,

J. S. Littlepage Jr J A McBrayers John S. Boswell O C Egbert E, Goodlett Wm Edwards J T Dinmore J W Robinson G Robinson Robert Alen Demare John Demare S B, B, White Daniel Rose J H D McKee H H Maddy J B Parker

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Remitted B, M

IssdJuly 30