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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-0001-020-1799 MG23-164

Pulaski County, Kentucky Pulaski County, Kentucky Petition 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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To His Excellncy Beriah Magoffin

Your Petitioners State that R. B. Henson was find at the presant Term of the Pulaski Circuit Court upon an indictment upon a taven bond, we herd the evidense in the case which was insubstance that on some accasions persons did drink too much about the grocery department, and that on one one or two accasions men got drunk, but it was proven that Henson endeavored at all times to ^keep^ good order and refused to let persons have liquior, when he thought they were drinking too much and went so fare as to Turn them out when they used bad language we think upon the whole Case that it is averry hard one and will be exceadingly appresive at this time on him to pay it. Henson is apoor man with afamily to support we would respectfully as that the fine be remitted being confident that Henson did not intend to violate the law The fine is $300

M. B. Moore R. B. Henson

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I will state that the penalty is heavy & hard to be borne considering the condition of Henson & his family & the condition of the Country -- would be glad that he have some relief of some sort --

E L Van Winkle Atto for the Comlth

Behmun Zaharz J. Q. Richardson John Keeney Alex Colyers Thomas Keeney John Griffin prater waddle John McGinety M. E. Ingram A. T. Curd Nat Owens Jas Van hook C.. A.. Zachary Wm L, Brown O. W. Stroyn

Pulaski Cir. Ct $300 } Tavern Bond Respd 12 Mos IssdApr 9 1861

R. B. Henson Remission IssdApr 24 1862