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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-0001-020-1924 MG23-360 to MG23-361

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To His Excellency The Governor of Kentucky.

Your Petitioner John Kuntz will respectfully represent that for several years he has been the Keeper, under license, of a Coffee house and Tavern in the City of Louisville That he had a license to Keep a Tavern which Expired on the 10th March 1861. and that on the expiration of that License, he was negotiating a Sale of his Tavern Stand and fixtures & expecting to effect a sale, he did not renew his license, but kept his house open for the benefit of the purchaser who was to continue the Same business -- The negotiations were continued for some time & finally failed -- for sometime after his failure to effect a sale, he was prostrated by disease and unable to attend to business his house was however kept open and not having renewed his license for the reasons above stated, he was indicted in the City Court of Louisville, at the January Term 1862. in two cases and fined Sixty ($60) dollars in each case for keeping a Tippling house -- besides costs. As soon as he was able and could raise the money he applied to the proper officer and took out his license for a Tavern paying $20000 therefore the same dating back to the 10th of March 1861. and expiring 10th of March 1862. and covering the time for which he was fined The City and State therefor has lost nothing The Cost in the two cases will amount to over $40.00 Including the Attorneys portion of the fines --

He States it was never his intention to violate the law or defraud the City out

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of her right, and that he did not take out his license for the reasons above stated

He is poor and has a large family to Support and is not able to pay the Said fines -- Owing to his sickness he has had heavy expenses to meet and being unable to attend in person to his business he has incurred Considerable losses. And as he has done though late what he was prevented from doing at the proper time by the causes before Stated, and the City has received all that she claimed for the year from him and he alone is the Sufferer to the extent of the costs in the case. he respectfully ask your Excellency to remit the said two fines of $60000 each, And he as on duly bound will every pray &c

John Kuntz

The unersigned have examined the record and find that the statement made by Petitioner is True, that he did after the Fines were assessed take out a Tavern Licence for which he paid $200 said Licence to run from 10th March 1861 to 10th March 1862 his former Licence having Expired 10th March 1861 We have understood & believe it is True that Petitioner was sick for some time during the year 1861 and that he is poor & has a family & under the circumstances we submit to the Governor as our opinion that Executive Clemency Extended to Petitioner would be right & proper as well as a relief to a very orderly citizen

Geo W. Johnston J C C L W, G, Reasor City atto

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Louisville May 26th 1862 Dr Governor

I Have been requested by Mr Kuntz to say that the Marshall is pressing him with a capias & threatens that he will take him on Tuesday to the Work House if the fine is not then paid & to ask you if you please to consider his Petition at your Earliest convenience

Very Truly your obt Servt & Friend Geo W Johnston

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Louisville City Ct $60 2 cases } Tipling Jno Kuntz Remission IssdMay 28. 1862