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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-0001-020-2191 MG24-310

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To his excellency Beriah Magoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioner Moses Sowards would respectfully represent unto your excellency that at the April terme of the Pike circuit court 18549. There was a Judgment of $60.00 obtained against him for Keeping a tipling House. He states that, it is true that he sold the whiskey but not to have the same drank upon the premises or premises adjacent thereto He directed the parties to take the same off of his premises and those adjacent that says they took it some distance from his house before they drank it. He never permitted any one to drink and tiple about his house. He states that he is poore with and with all the labour, that he perform's he is barely able to suport his family. In consideration of the premises he respectfully asks your excellency to remit.

Moses Sowards

We believe that the prayer of the petitioner ought to be granted.

John M Fidler James N Draper James M. Sowards Colbert Cecil C Cecil Jr Thos D Meirrs John Scott

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Jas Deskins S. K Damron D Uray J. W. Reynolds Stephen H Osborn N Hamilton William Ramey Sr J. C. Ratliff C Bickly A. J. Adkins L. C. Dils Wm M Damron Wm Ratliff Thomas Collinsworth Mitchel Clay John Shortrilly Jacob Weddington R, G, Draper R Brown Jr Harrison Deskins Lenard Kinney Samuel Keel Samuel Hall, Sr Booker Mullens George N, Brown James M Jackson Jerry Osborn J Samuel Willcox T C Cecill R L Marr's Jr Allen wainard William Adkin James McPeek John H. Branharn John Mey Es Pain Johnson John Vanover donavon Hensley Solemen Mullins Barnebas Scott Hiram Cantrell Wm Tackett John Marrs John Austin John Q Casebolt M G B Davis -- Hiram H Wmson Joseph hopkins Thomas Harris Jas F Lesley Wm Elswick John Mullens R, C, Hanger Wm Cook Rusel Clevenger John Sword John Ratliff Thomas G,, Sowards Respited 12 Mos