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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-0001-020-1961 MG23-412 to MG23-413

Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky 1862-06-20 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": 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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Ashland Ky June 20" 1862

Sir We the undersigned are engaged in the Drug buisness at this place, having commenced the same last January, and in laying in our Stock of Drugs medicins &c, we as it is the custom brought a small quanty, not in all as much as five Gallons, of pure Liquors and Wines exclusively for medical purposes, and alone as such, have we solde any, and in no case have we or will we sell any but for the Sick, Yet some secret foe has complained against us even for this, and we were on the 18th inst,, by warrant arraigned and

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fined ten Dollars and Cost, Believing the whole proceeding of said indictment ^&c^ to be wrong, we implore you to remit said fine.

Yours Obed &c James A Snead & Son

To His Excelency B. Mogoffin Govenor of Ky

We the undersigned subscribe to the correctness of the statement set forth in the foregoing petition of J. A. Snead & Son to your Excelency and pray you, that their petition be granted --

Thos J. Berry T Casebolt R M, Biggs E. W. Martin J. A. Greer James A. Haskell

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B. Veyssie & Son

We omitted in our petition to say that the inditement against us was tried before A Bagby Police Judge of the Town of Ashland, by the State Laws.

James A Snead & Son

Over

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I take pleasure in saying Rev Mr Snead the senior partner of the firm is and has been an exemplary Citizen of this community and is as much opposed to the traffic in ardent spirits as any person perhaps in the State, and therefore harmless in this alledged offence the motive being correct

Yours Respectfully R D Callihan

Ashland Po Ct $10. } Liquor Jas A Snead & Son Remission IssdJuly 22 1862