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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-0001-020-2186 MG24-296

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To his Excellency B Magoffin Esqr govnor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Joseph Piefeffer stats that he was taken up by the Police court of Frankfort charged with Selling Whisky to A. W. Macklins negro & Fogg -- negro & Henry Murrys negro on Sunday morning between 5 & 6 oclock A. M. on the 3rd of February 1861he S and also for his man Selling Whisky your Petitioner states that he has been unwell and thought he had the right for to direct his Slave to waite on any one that came in in the former cases his Roberts was in my house when the 3 negroes came in and I think will State that the negros got no whisky or anything else in my house your, Petitioner States that he was fined $20 -- in each case before the police court on the 9th day of Februay 1861 Wherefore he prays that you would remit Said fines amounting to $80.00 in all,

Joseph Pfieffer

We aske that you remit the above fines as your Petitioner is a good citizen and tryes to do right

D, M, Jolley James Shannon J. Dudley E.. H. Tole Wm B Tremere A F Payne Jas P. O'Hara Nelson Allay W. H Greenup A. Kuhr J. M. Helms B. F. Johnson

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J. M. Withrow

If the Govenor is satisfied that the liquor was not sold IWe think the fine ought to be remitted

Jno M Harlan

John Bolgere Jr L. W. Winter H, R, Powell Grant Green W Vallandingham M. B. Chinn

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Joseph Pfeiffer vs } Pet Commonwealth

Respite 12 mo Rejected B. M