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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-0001-020-1367 MG21-302 to MG21-303

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To His Excellency B Magoffin Governor of Kentucky --

Your petitioners would respectfully represent, that at the Sept 1861- of the Oldham Circuit Court. that a judgment was rendered in favor of the Commonwealth vs Thos Basye for Fifty dollars on an Indictment for selling liquor to One Albert Holtzclaw -- without the Consent of his guardian or parents -- Said Holtzclaw deposed before the jury. That about a week before the finding of the indictment, that defendant sold him one drink without the Consent in writing of his parents -- Your petitioner Basye states that said testimony was false & that he never sold said Hotzclaw any liquor whatever -- That said boy was induced as he believes through Malice to make said statement -- That he is of bad reputation & not entitled to credit of on oath --

Thomas Bosye

Subscribed & sworn to- mr Basye-

T A Rodman cty Judge

Your petitions state that said Holtzcaw the witness above named is of bad Character and Not entitled

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to credit on oath. & we Hope that Your exellency will remit the fine imposed on said Basye allowing as we do that this cause present strong grounds for executive clemency --

W h Credd N J Williams B. G. Smith Wm H Potter J. J. Jett Wm May L. N. Hancock F. F. hicks Jos P Pence G C Hedd H. P. Reeves J. C. Johnson N. W. Oldham B Whitesides J. P. Hardin William Findley R W Vance J. G. Ladd W. H Pemberton G. W. Kelley Wm Muster F B Cobbs F D. Madden Thomas B Collis J W Clayton Wm H. Ward James W Brussell John C Wandsmall N. T. Pemberton Wm Arain E H Taylor B. Rankin John Watson John Williams James N. Neye Gorege McDonald B B Walden H C Walrond Jeremi AhiSage Ben Helburn A Larue Jas MCurdy J M Overstreet S P Overstreet

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A. J. Frendley A, N, Blankinship R Lee Tho Forsyth J. G. Dawkins S, L, Pemberton John Barrackman Wm Penee Wm Marks L. Matthews E F Suttles Wm Rankin Daniel Cavanagh Geo Kelley Ballard S Callis S W Overstreet R, M, Nichols Thos S Wells Jas Berry C D Rains W M Rice ohn fasler J. Jefferson Bufton Thos Blakemore James Shaw W. K. Morley

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Oldham Cir Ct Petition

Remitted B. M.

$50. } Selling liquor to a miner Thos. Basye

IssdSept 27, 1861