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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-0001-020-2304 MG25-56 to MG25-57

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To his Excellency B Magoffin Governer of Kentucky

The undersigned Petitioner would respectfully state, that Wm D Ratcliffe was fined at the present term the Bracken Circuit Court in four cases for selling spiritous liquors to Minors Fifty Dollars in each case they would say that he is a Hotel keeper in the town Brooksville, and never sells or permits his clerks to sell his clerks to sell any spiritious Liquors to Minors but a in at his house did sell, as the proof was Shows to Minors, once to each in the four cases above refered, and it would ^was^ be done without the knowledge or consent of said Ratcliffe Your petitioner would therefore pray your Excellency to remit said fines so far as is in your power to do

Names C. H. Lee G W Hamilton Jno H Brudt J. B. Clarke P. H. Clayton D. S. B. C John Schoolfield M Coms Wm Marshall Jailer Richd J. Hughey John Ogdon Wm Orr William Tevis Wm William S Jacob Walker H. C. Frank William Kapler Names James W Melvin Henry Carter Jas. Donovan H. T. Struve John W Culp A Bruns Wm Jacobs R S. Sallen Jacob W. Colvin Squire Jette John Haley Thos M. Grayson M Rice J Wm Figgins Samuel Hedges

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Georg.W. Mitchell James.H. Murray Joseph Norris D. W. Madison Richard Wells K, P,, McMahan Robert Ellis Charles Dougherty S. T Power Nathaniel Browing Henry Stoll Richard Procter John P G. P. Finn John Cavlis M W Flosen W. B. H. Ambrose H. A. Day W H Reynolds Sheriff I sincerely hope the Governor will remit the Fine -- there are many extenuating circumstances and he is worthy of Executive clemency W. E. Arthur Atty Comth J W Armstrong Reuben Iman Franklin Metcalfe Joel McMahan P R Swan Shamds gleeson Thomas Hackett William Weaver W W Williams John H Smarr James W Staton, Dy Clerk Sam B Lewis T. S. Curtis S. R Linvill James Pore Nelson Wiley M L W Dark James M C Kinney Isaac McKinney A. A. Hamilton R. H. Ware J. W. R Corlis John A Hunter A P Frouk James McDonald L. M. Perkins Jas M Mitchell John Sherlock Martin Dugan J W Bowman N B Worthington P R Lucas Jno W Heck J K. Blades J. S. Weisner J B Morford Sen Wm Hill Joseph Newkirk O. S. Cart D Wood Jr

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B. C. Clayton Samuel Frank G W Sanders Emery Whitaker W C Marshall -- I am satisfied Mr Ratliff is endeavoring to keep a good house and comply with the law, the charges upon which he was found -- was mainly by persons who were boarding about the house who acted in his absence & from what I understand is against his orders -- W C Marshall John N Furber