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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-0001-029-0480 R4-267 to R4-268

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To His Excelency James F. Robertson Governor of Kentucky

Your undersigned petitioners State that the undersigned W. F Roberson is a pracising Physicean in Pulaski county Kentucky and as such Generally keeps on hands liquors for medical purposes and that the neighbours are in the habit of getting their medicinal liquor from him that on the day of June 1863 having been brought up on a warrant before the Honorable Judge of the Pulaski county Court upon a charge of selling contrary to law was fined ($60.) Sixty dollars Now your Petitioners States that while they do not impute fault to the officers of the law, they Still think it a verry hard case and regret the findings exceedingly the state that they do not belive the Doctor ever intended to violate the law but admit that he has been on some occasions too easily persuaded out of drams by particular friends but they have no knowledge of any getting drunk or tipling about his house they State that it has been a great advantage to neighbourhood and they know of no evil resulting to the country from his keeping the liquor they further State that the Doctor is a cripple and has a

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considerable family to Support from his profession alone and it would be a verry hard case on him to have the fine to pay and they most respectfully and earnestly pray your Excellency to remit it

W D Robinson H. Simpson John. Murphy Robert McQueary Henry McQueary James, H, McPherson William McQuary Andrew Randolph J. C. Owens Nicklas Estap P. T. Stagschill Drurey Berg Jonas H. Williams Josiah Smith Wm M Weaver Wm Whittson Jno M, Barnett Jos M Owens 12th Ky inft Major H. N. Owens 1st Ky Cal James May Stephen Colyer B C Zachary Wm M Miz P S Whitson H. H. Brinkler Elizah Ruiz Thos Robertson John Trease A. Vaught I M Smith John Gastineau Jas. Taylor Uriah A Swinny J. C Patton William Price Wm Thompson Leroy Garner T J Brady J A Davis Robert Chiledres Jas McCalister D P Inabrit H. C Whity J H Evans J, D, Bobbitt T J. Barnes Samuel Woodall Isaac J. Hilburn Robt Clark Martin Owens William Jackson Andrew J Sutton

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J, W, Ferrell Capt. C C. Kenner 1st Ky Cavl D. K. Willis James Doolin Thos Doolin Wm Stewart D. W. Barron C. W. Sloan M M Higging Thomas Douglass Joseph Smith R, G, Ferrell Peter W Sears A. Strong William J McQuary M G Sweet James Suel Elisha Lawson Elisha Whiteaker J. B. Harper Jas Taylor William McQuary Jr Isaac S, Evans G M Evans Isaac Gastineau Marida Vires Wm Gastineau R Barclay Gabe Gastineau William Hargis Charles Lee Henry Catters

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Pulaski Co. Ct Pettn to remit fine of W. F. Roberson $60 } Tipling

Fine remitted except Ten dollars & costs

J F Robinson W. F. Robinson Iss July 3. 1863_