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 November 11, 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-0001-029-0438 R4-204 to R4-205

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State of Kentucky McCracken Equity & Criminal Court } January Term 1861 The Commonwealth of Kentucky against Peter Wilkins

The Grand Jury of McCracken County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Peter Wilkins of the offence of Retailing spirituous liquors to be drank at the place of sale

Committed as follows to wit the said Peter Wilkins on the 25th day of July 1860 in the county aforesaid and in an open space and near the Rail Road and at or near the spring on Doct. Rawleys Land in said County Did sell without lawful authority spiritous liquors which were then and there drunk on or adjacent to the premises where sold- against the peace and dignity of the commonwealth of Kentucky

Information by G, W, Woolfolk J, Ensly Joseph Campbell  R, S, Ratcliffe Commonwealths attorney pro tem 1st Judicial District Equity & Crim-

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A. D, Hall T. R, Bell inal Court

Upon which finding of the Jury the following judgement was rendered

Comlth of Ky. Plaintiff against Peter Wilkins Defendant

The parties appeared by their attorneys and the Deft, filed his plea of not guilty and therepupon the following Jurorss, viz L, D, Roberts Wm P. Allen Thos Moore G. W, Thompson J. B. Galbreth, J. H, Martin Saml Brance J. W. Cobbs & Y. J, Burchett, (the parties agree to submit the case to nine Jurors) and having heard the evidence returned the following verdict

"We of the Jury find the Deft. guilty as charged in the within indictment

Jno B, Galbreth

It is therefore adjudged by the Court that the Deft, make his fine to the Commonwealth by the payment of Twenty Dollars and also the cost of this prosecution and execution is awarded & c,

Copies Attest B Small C M C C

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McCracken Eq. Ct.

Commonwealth vs } Retailing in open space Peter Wilkins

$20 } Liquor

A True Bill R. C. Woolfolk Foreman Filed 24th July 1860

In consideration of the good character & poverty of Wilkins one half the fine remitted

J F Robinson

(Send to Doct Duke)

IssdJune 20, 1863.