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 November 12, 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-0001-020-1711 MG23-18 to MG23-19

Clarksburg, Lewis County, Kentucky Clarksburg, Lewis County, Kentucky 1862-03-03 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Clarksburg March 3th 1862. His Excellency Governor Magoffin of Kentucky Sir

I was found guilty by the commonwealth Court of Lewis County for selling Liquor by the drink, my Licence only permitting the sale by quart. The fine put on me for this, was $6000 with Cost, In an address to your Exellency, I prayed for the remittance of this fine as I during of my trial was detained at home by sickness and not able to attend court personally, and your Excellency will have seen by the numerous signature of the petition, that this suit, against me was only an act of some personal enemies.

On this petition your Excellency granted me a respite of 6 months. Now in this hard time I am not able to raise this large amount or excecution shall soon taken place against me. Therefore I would pray most humbly that your Excellency may release me of

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of this heavy fine or grant me a longer term of paiment.

I shall remain Your Excellency verry obedeint W. Anthon

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Lewis Cir. Ct $60. } Tipling W. Anthon Remission IssdMar. 9. 1862