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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-0001-020-2038 MG24-46 to MG24-47

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To the Honorable Beriah Magoffin Governor of the commonwealth of Ky.

Your Petitioner ^Michael Long^ would respectfully represent that at the June term ^1862^ of the Independence Circuit Court for Kenton County Ky Your Petitioner was fined $50 for retailing ardent spirits to a miner under the age of 21 years. Your Petitioner would further respectfully represent that the Father of said miner has long since departed this life and that his mother who is still living is old and wholly unable and incapacititated to transact any business, and that James Butler has had the entire control of said youth for several years past, being in his employ and service at the time of the act with which he was charged and for which the above fine was assessed and that the said Butler had ^Michael Long^ given him verbal instructions prior to the sale of the ardent Spirits, for which he was indicted to let the let the minor have what whiskey he wanted or would call for, or any other article in his line, and in uetter ignorance of the requirements of the law and under the full belief and concientious conviction that he was discharging his duty to the employer, and in full compliance with the requirments of the law. he sold to the minor the liquor for which he was indicted and for which the above fine was given ^assessed^

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We the undersigned Petitioners would respectfully ask your honor to remit the above fine M Butler

Names W. H. H. Plummer John F Culllery M. G. Bagly Thomas Stephens Mosses Byland John Armstrong Jr James Rouse B Wilshin James M. Wilson John Wilshire A R John S. C. Perrin N B Stephens R. L. Bristow A. G. Klitte Oliver Dorkele W. H. Wilson C G Waller Wm tippit J. W. Brooks R. B. Rouse G W. Ragan Mason Spitger T. Webster W. E. Arthur, Atty Comwth B F Stephens F M Worthcutt C. J. Taylor Richard Hays -- John W Crowell (Jr) Wm H Taylor John Cain G. Higgins Reuben McDaniel H Pickett A. B. French W M Stephens T G Hary Edward C Simms James Acre Thomas J Stephens Philip Watson Hiram Stepper G. W. McDarnell A T Cain Silas Bryant Wm Brown

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Names M. Oneal R. Boland J M Collum J Hoffman C. C. Bryson C W Coin Wm C Pool Moses West J. M. Chambers Harrison Harrison John Cash

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Remitted B. M

Kenton Cir ct $50 } Liquor M Tovel

IssdJuly 22d 1862