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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-0001-020-1844 MG23-234 to MG23-235

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky

we the undersigned members of the bar of Greenupsburg Ky -- and citizens of the County of Greenup, would respectfully represent, that William R. Smith of Greenup County, was Indicted -- by the Grand Jury of Greenup County ^for keeping a tipling house^ on on the day of May 1861 -- and the Defendent came into Court -- & confessed a judgement -- but with a promise of the Commonwealth's Atty R. H. Stanton that he would have the fine remited, by the Governor Except -- cost if possible -- the offense consisted of the Defendent having sold a qut of Liquor an on Election Day -- and probably a Drink or such a matter besides the quart -- Smith is a man in humble circumstances, with a large family to Support, and owing to the presssure of the times & scarcity of money -- a sale of his property would result in a great Sacrifice, to the Defendent Smith In view of all these facts -- we

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would respectfully represent, that the circumstances by which this case is Surrounded, Should claim Executive clemency & interposition --

we therefore petition your Excellency -- to remit the fine Except cost

Geo. E. Roe Attorny for Greenup Co James Morton Late J G C Charles M Smith Robert A Smith Edward G Warnock H C Davidson J. C. Kouns John E. Winn W. S. Kouns D. A. Hinton Jno, C, Adams Presiding Judge for Greenup County John Tanner Jr. Allen myers Jailor W C Ireland J. L. Dupuy Ed. J Dulkin L. D. Ross Jesse Coner Hugh craycraft H. L. Reid Jefferson Keaton

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I concur in the above recommendation,

R H Stanton

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Remitted B. M

Greenup Cir. Ct

$60 } Tipling Wm R. Smith IssdApr 24. 1862