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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0354 R4-71

Carroll County, Kentucky Carroll County, Kentucky 1863-05-30 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioner J. G. Hoffaker would respectfully represent that at the March term 1863 of the Carroll Circuit Court he was fined sixty dollars and Costs for keeping a tippling house -- of which amount he has paid $43 -- and a capias pro fine is now in the Sheriffs hands for the residue and he will be arrested and imprisoned therefor unless he can obtain a respite -- He states that he is a cripple having entirely lost the use of one leg and can only hobble about upon crutches -- He is also very poor -- having very little property or means of making a livelihood for his family -- and is now regularly licensed as a coffee house keeper -- He cannot now raise the money to pay the residue of the fine without serious detriment to his business, and therefore prays that the collection thereof may be respited for some reasonable time until he can raise the money with less sacrifice and as in duty &cMay 30. 1863.

J. G. Hoffaker

Paid cost $23.95 Paid Commonwealth 19.05 Making the above 43$

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The facts stated in the within petition are true and we join in the prayer for a respite of the collection of the fine therein refered to --

A, H, Lothrop J W Lingenfelter L. Martin G, D. Blessing Chr Gengelbach G. W. Anderson E, P, Hamilton J B Jett J. Glabe A. J. Guthrie R. T. Varis S. C. C. L.. Johnston J. Keller R. H, V Jett A F. Kipping Jonas Sugden A, V, Carlisle Fr. J Miller D H Salyers Johan Myer John Logemann Travis Edwards Jas, T, Boot Thomas B. Cline John Friend John Claxon H Harris G. H. Hubkamp. T. H. Grolmaier Mathias Giersdorfer B. Laükamp W. H. Williams

Carroll Cir Ct

Respite balance of fine uncollected for six months

J F Robinson $60 } tippling J. G. Hoffaker IssdJune 3. 1863