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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-0001-020-1794 MG23-157

Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky 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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Dear Governor,

Patrick O,Keefe an humble poor grocery keeper of our city has recently been fined by our Mayor for the several offences against our city ordinances, and small as the fines are, it will be very onerous upon him to pay these as he is very poor. One of the fines was inflicted on the 1st March 1862 of $5 -- for retailing butter purchased in market; the other of $15 -- for keeping his grocery open on the sabbath. Patrick is a law abiding character and an honest Irishman, and I am assured by those who know him that he keeps an orderly quiet house and does not knowingly violate any law or city ordinance, and that these offences were of a very trivial characater, a few pounds of butter and of only being sold by him, and since one or two persons seen going into his grocery, on this our Sabbath day.

We think it a case, in which you ought to interpose your executive clemency, as a fine of $20 -- is now to Patrick then $500. would be to

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a man in good circumstances and the costs which he will be compelled to pay will be sufficient punishment to him.

Your early reply will greatly oblige Your freinds R. H. Stanton Thos J. Throop

Remitted as to the $5 fine & respite 8 mos as to the others B M

Maysville City Court

Pat OKeefe IssdApr 24 1862